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Aleksandar Hemon is a Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University and an accomplished author known for his novels and short stories. His notable works include 'The World and All That It Holds,' which won the 2023 Grand Prix de Litterature Americaine in France, and 'The Lazarus Project,' a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Hemon has also published collections of short stories including 'Question Bruno' and 'Love and Obstacles.' In addition to fiction, his bibliography features nonfiction works, including 'Parents: Introduction to Book Lives,' and various journalism pieces and screenplays, including work for the Netflix original series 'Sense8.' Hemon was born in Sarajevo and moved to Chicago in 1992 amid the Bosnian War. His unique experiences as a refugee influence his writing, which has been translated into several languages. He has received numerous accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 and a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004. Prior to his tenure at Princeton, Hemon taught at Northwestern University and New York University.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.