My Cat Yugoslavia

A strange,haunting, and utterly original exploration of displacement and desire' -- TeaObreht, author of The Tiger's Wife, New York Times Book Review'Fearless, delicate, beautiful, sad,haunting and wonderful.A brilliant novel that mesmerizes with both itshumanity and its utter uniqueness' -- Jeff Vander MeerIn 1980s Yugoslavia, a young girl named Emine 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.<br><br>And soon he learns that love can be found in the most unexpected places.