My Cat Yugoslavia

<br><b>'A strangehaunting and utterly original exploration of displacement and desire' -- T&#233;aObreht author of <i>The Tiger's Wife</i> <i>New York TimesBook Review</i><br><br>'Fearless delicate beautiful sadhaunting and wonderful. A brilliant novel that mesmerizes with both itshumanity and its utter uniqueness' -- JeffVanderMeer</b><br><br>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.<br><br>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.</br>