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Nordic Book Club, October

Tue, Oct 10

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Nordic Book Club, October
Nordic Book Club, October

Time & Location

Oct 10, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT

Virtual, via Zoom

About the Event

Join the Nordic Book Club in September as we discuss Pajtim Statovci's My Cat Yugoslavia.

From the publisher: "A love story set in two countries and in two radically different moments in time, bringing together a young man, his mother, a boa constrictor, and one capricious cat.  In 1980s Yugoslavia, a young Muslim girl is married off to a man she hardly knows, and what was meant to be a happy match quickly goes wrong. Shortly thereafter, the country is torn apart by war and she and her family flee to Finland, where her son Bekim grows up to become a social outcast--not just an immigrant in a country suspicious of foreigners but also a gay man in an unaccepting society. Aside from casual hookups, his only companion is a boa constrictor that, improbably (he is terrified of snakes), he lets roam around his apartment. Then one night, at a bar, Bekim meets a talking cat, who also moves in with him.  It is this witty, charming, manipulative creature who starts Bekim on a journey back to Kosovo to confront his demons and make sense of the magical, cruel, incredible history of his family. And this, in turn, enables Bekim finally to open himself to true love--which he will find in the most unexpected place."

You can purchase the book here.

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