'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.
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.
| Autor |
Pajtim Statovci |
|---|---|
| Vydavateľ |
Pushkin Press |
| Jazyk | anglický |
| Väzba | Paperback / softback |
| Počet strán | 272 |
| Formát | 196 x 129 x 18 |
| Hmotnosť | 226 |
| EAN | 9781782273608 |
| Rok vydania | 2018 |
| Edícia |
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