{"product_id":"9781782273608-my-cat-yugoslavia","title":"My Cat Yugoslavia","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn internationally acclaimed debut novel about war, family, love and belonging - and a talking cat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A strange,haunting, and utterly original exploration of displacement and desire' -- TéaObreht, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York TimesBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fearless, delicate, beautiful, sad,haunting and wonderful. A brilliant novel that mesmerizes with both itshumanity and its utter uniqueness' -- JeffVanderMeer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31855140962401,"sku":"9781782273608","price":8.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41162830.jpg?v=1778131798","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781782273608-my-cat-yugoslavia","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}