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In 1980s Yugoslavia, a young Muslim girl is married off to a man she hardly knows, but what was meant to be a happy match quickly goes shockingly wrong. Soon thereafter her country is torn apart by war and she and her family flee. Years later, her son, Bekim, grows up a social outcast in present-day Finland, not just an immigrant in a country suspicious of foreigners, but a gay man in an unaccepting society. Aside from casual hookups, his only friend is a boa constrictor whom, improbably - he is terrified of snakes - he lets roam his apartment. Then, during a visit to a gay bar, Bekim meets a talking cat who moves in with him and his snake. It is this witty, charming, manipulative creature who starts Bekim on a journey back to Kosovo to confront his demons and make sense of the magical, cruel, incredible history of his family. And it is this that, in turn, enables him finally, to open himself to true love - which he will find in the most unexpected place.Product Identifiers
PublisherPushkin Press
ISBN-139781782273585
eBay Product ID (ePID)238512295
Product Key Features
Book TitleMy Cat Yugoslavia
AuthorPajtim Statovci
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2017
Dimensions
Item Height216mm
Item Width135mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorPajtim Statovci
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom