Best European Fiction 2013

"[W]e can be thankful to have so many talented new voices to discover." "Best European Fiction is an exhilarating read." "Best European Fiction 2010 . . . offers an appealingly diverse look at the Continent's fiction scene." "Readers for whom the expression 'foreign literature' means the work of Canada's Alice Munro stand to have their eyes opened wide and their reading exposure exploded as they encounter works from places such as Croatia, Bulgaria, and Macedonia (and, yes, from more familiar terrain, such as Spain, the UK, and Russia)." "The collection's diverse range of styles includes more experimental works than a typical American anthology might . . . [Mr. Hemon's] only criteria were to include the best works from as many countries as possible." Best European Fiction 2010 . . . offers an appealingly diverse look at the Continent s fiction scene. Readers for whom the expression foreign literature means the work of Canada s Alice Munro stand to have their eyes opened wide and their reading exposure exploded as they encounter works from places such as Croatia, Bulgaria, and Macedonia (and, yes, from more familiar terrain, such as Spain, the UK, and Russia). The collection 's diverse range of styles includes more experimental works than a typical American anthology might . . . [Mr. Hemon s] only criteria were to include the best works from as many countries as possible. [W]e can be thankful to have so many talented new voices to discover. Best European Fiction is an exhilarating read. The collection s diverse range of styles includes more experimental works than a typical American anthology might . . . [Mr. Hemon s] only criteria were to include the best works from as many countries as possible.

Aleksandar Hemon is the author of "The Lazarus Project, "which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and three books of short stories: "The Question of Bruno"; "Nowhere Man", which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and "Love and Obstacles". He was the recipient of a 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship and a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation. He lives in Chicago. John Banville