In Semezdin Mehmedinovič's novel My Heart, 50-year-old first person narrator Sem's heart attack inspires his deep contemplations on mortality, memory, and displacement. Months after recovering from his surgery, Sem travels through the West with his son, desperate to reacquaint himself with the landscapes of his early life in the States. Through his travels with his son, and his later attempts to care for his wife after her stroke, Sem must reconcile himself with a series of complex losses. The novel explores themes including memory, language, and home.
