Sasa Stanisic is a revolutionary who has found his true home in language.-- "The Rolling Stone"
Where You Come From is a triumph, funny and touching and subtly profound. As it ranges from chronicle to prose poem to folk tale, it builds a momentum that dazzles throughout. An exhilarating and powerful read.--Jennifer Croft, author of Homesick
A Speak, Memory for 'The Garden of Forking Paths, ' Stanisic's tour of his lost homeland is imbued with wit and affection. He knows stories are all we have, and that some stories can't be bound by a single ending. A marvel and a delight.--Ryan Chapman, author of Riots I Have Known
A shape-shifting self-portrait with some mesmerizing elements.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Tender, intelligent, and brilliant. . . . a stunning novel that asks what it really means to be from somewhere, anywhere.-- "Kirkus, Starred Review"
[Sasa Stanisic is] a Bosnian-German wunderkind whose gripping tale about a refugee family marries formal experimentation and deadpan humor amid the suffocating smoke of survivors' guilt.-- "Oprah Daily"
Vast and multifaceted. . . . a timely antidote to poisonous political blame-games and sneering statements about the plight of refugees.-- "Necessary Fiction"
Brilliant.-- "The Guardian (UK)"
A playful, formally adventurous novel that freely blends truth and fiction in its meditation on homelands. . . . The novel is determined to surprise and unmoor readers, perhaps in the same way the author/protagonist found the course of his own life surprising and disconcerting, with the author's restless imagination a constant, delightful companion.-- "Shelf Awareness"
Charming. . . . This realistic portrayal of refugees will engender compassion with its humor and subtlety.-- "The Washington Post"
A novel about how stories come to be written, transmitted and often distorted, forgotten or erased. . . . Stanisic is a versatile writer and moments of acerbic wit--which recall the razor-sharp commentary of fellow Yugoslav-born author Dubravka Ugresic--are interspersed with poignant descriptions of unbelonging in Germany.-- "Financial Times"
A thrilling shapeshifter of a novel.-- "Ploughshares"
The idea that Sasa Stanisic's new book brings together 'autofiction, fable, and choose-your-own-adventure' is too hard to resist. That's a bold array of elements to bring together; for a book like this, that addresses the legacy of war and questions of national identity, it sounds especially compelling.-- "Vol.1 Brooklyn"
Inventive, funny and moving. . . . Damion Searls's translation does justice to Stanisic's dry wit and linguistic playfulness, and captures the tense undercurrents building throughout the book.-- "The New York Times Book Review"
Where You Come From is a deeply beautiful book, painfully so at times, on the ties that bind us: home, family, story, language. . . . a rich tapestry whose embrace shows us a little more about the world, and a little more about ourselves.-- "Chicago Review of Books"
Impressive. . . . Moving and imaginative.-- "The Times Literary Supplement (UK)"
A confident, careening novel. . . . packs in history, legend, and current events, plus a poignant choose-your-own-adventure ending.-- "Christian Science Monitor"
Where You Come From is presented in a light, appealing style. . . . keen observations and scenes, all of it going down easily in a quick, solid read.-- "The Complete Review"
