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Yugoslavian-born writer ALEKSANDER HEMON (HEY-men)

Fresh Air

Published July 12, 2000 at 12:00 AM EDT

Yugoslavian-born writer ALEKSANDER HEMON (HEY-men). Hemon was born in Sarajevo in 1964. While in his early 20s, he came to the United States as a tourist. On the day he was supposed to return to Sarajevo, his home city came under siege. He was forced to stay in the US. Hemon then began working on his English and now writes in English, even though it is not his first language. His first book is a collection of stories called –The Question of Bruno— (Nan A. Talese/ Doubleday).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12: