My_Cat_Yugoslavia

<i>My Cat Yugoslavia</i>

My Cat Yugoslavia

2014 book by Pajtim Statovci

My Cat Yugoslavia (Finnish: Kissani Jugoslavia) is the first novel by Pajtim Statovci. The novel explores the lives of a woman in Kosovo and of her son as a refugee in Finland.[1][2] The book was first published in Finnish in 2014[3] and in English in 2017.[1] It received the 2014 Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize.[4] It was made into a play and staged at the Finnish National Theater in Helsinki in 2018.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Obreht, Téa. "An Uncanny Cat, a Companionable Snake and Displaced Desire". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  2. [2]
    Hulbert, Ann. "The Disorienting Power of 'My Cat Yugoslavia'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  3. [3]
    "'My Cat Yugoslavia' Needs A Good Brushing". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  4. [4]
    "Pajtim Statovcin romaani voitti HS:n kirjallisuuspalkinnon". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  5. [5]
    "Teatteriarvostelu: Pajtim Statovcin palkittuun romaaniin pohjaava näytelmä Kissani Jugoslavia on luonteva ja pakoton kaikessa runsaudessaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
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