Bibliograph

My cat Yugoslavia, Pajtim Statovci ; translated from the Finnish by David Hackston

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My cat Yugoslavia, Pajtim Statovci ; translated from the Finnish by David Hackston

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

My cat Yugoslavia

Oclc number

984973652

Responsibility statement

Pajtim Statovci ; translated from the Finnish by David Hackston

Summary

1980s Yugoslavia. A Muslim girl is married off to a man she hardly knows, and what was meant to be a happy match quickly goes wrong. Shortly thereafter, the country is torn apart by war and she and her family flee to Finland. There her son Bekim grows up to become a social outcast-- not just an immigrant in a country suspicious of foreigners but also 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. But 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."--Provided by publisher

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