My Cat Yugoslavia (Paperback)

'A strange,haunting, and utterly original exploration of displacement and desire' -- TeaObreht, author of The Tiger's Wife, New York TimesBook Review 'Fearless, delicate, beautiful, sad,haunting and wonderful. A brilliant novel that mesmerizes with both itshumanity and its utter uniqueness' -- JeffVanderMeer In 1980s Yugoslavia, a young girl namedEmine is married off to a man she hardly knows. But soon her country is torn apartby war, and she is forced to flee with her family. Decadeslater Emine's son, Bekim, has grown up a social outcast in a country suspiciousof foreigners. Aside from casual hook-ups, his only companion is a pet boaconstrictor - until one night in a gay bar, Bekim meets a talking cat. It isthis witty, charming, manipulative creature that starts him on a journey backto Kosovo to confront his demons and make sense of the remarkable, cruelhistory of his family. And soon he learns that love can be found in the mostunexpected places.

General

Imprint:	Pushkin Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2018
Authors:	Pajtim Statovci
Translators:	David Hackston
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-78227-360-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Finnish
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-78227-360-3
Barcode:	9781782273608

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