Bosnian author Aleksandar Hemon had a plan. “He spent his nights studying English and gave himself five years to learn to write in his new language. After only three years, he had finished a short story. This is where the fairy-tale part comes in: One of Hemon’s first short stories in English was accepted by a small literary magazine, where it was spotted by a high-powered agent. Publishers were soon offering Hemon wheelbarrows full of money for the chance to publish his first book, a collection of stories entitled ‘The Question of Bruno’.” – Feed