{"product_id":"godspotting-paperback","title":"Godspotting - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleksandar Hemon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMacarthur recipient's first collection of poetry embraces mortality and survival in the facer of global conflict and domestic threat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGodspotting\u003c\/em\u003e ponders and proclaims what it means to live, die, and survive in a world that \"doesn't love any of us.\" Considering the fragility and utterly complicated nature of life, Aleksandar Hemon's deep contemplation of human mortality shifts between surrendering to the disappearing act of death and accepting that this cruel world is still home to beautiful things. Hemon acknowledges the difficulty of living in the present as he interrogates the \"shape and form\" of joy, meandering through tender and complex memories of family members, his childhood and youth, and valued moments that must end. This collection challenges typically religious understandings of death and what follows, as it teeters from curiosity to radical acceptance to despair at one's inevitable demise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleksandar Hemon has written poetry, nonfiction, short story collections, and novels, most recently \u003cem\u003eThe World and All That It Holds\u003c\/em\u003e. His earlier novel \u003cem\u003eThe Lazarus Project\u003c\/em\u003e, was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award. Other notable works include his autobiography \u003cem\u003eThe Book of My Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, a finalist for the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award; the short story collection\u003cem\u003e Love \u0026amp; Obstacles\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Nowhere Man\u003c\/em\u003e, also shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Born in Sarajevo, Hemon visited Chicago in 1992, intending a brief visit, but while there, Sarajevo came under siege, and he was unable to return home. He started writing shortly thereafter and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 and a genius grant from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004. Hemon now lives in New Jersey where he teaches creative writing at Princeton University. He performs music as Cielo Hemon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46547542704172,"sku":"9781556597404","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/Y3HzpgpqJP9781556597404.webp?v=1793505154","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/godspotting-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}