{"product_id":"9781782273608","title":"My Cat Yugoslavia","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Statovci, Pajtim, Hackston, David\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 19 April 2018 by PUSHKIN PRESS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 18 | 240g\u003cp\u003e'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' -- JeffVanderMeerIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecadeslater 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Statovci, Pajtim, Hackston, David","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42537996386488,"sku":"9781782273608","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781782273608.jpg?v=1734711978","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781782273608","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}