Pajtim Statovci: My Cat Yugoslavia magazine “I can’t think of a

“I can’t think of a more important piece of writing to read right now

Words and sentences fuse or break apart

This collection of poems is offered to every soul who still believes in their own humanity

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despite heavy loss and destruction

Pajtim Statovci: My Cat Yugoslavia magazine “I can’t think of aIn 1980s Yugoslavia, a young girl named Emine is married off to a man she hardly knows. But soon her country is torn apart by war, and she is forced to flee with her family. Decades later Emines son, Bekim, has grown up a social outcast in a country suspicious of foreigners. Aside from casual hook ups, his only companion is a pet boa constrictor until one night in a gay bar, Bekim meets a talking cat. It is this witty, charming, manipulative creature