![]() ![]() There is the dress, the family clothing, the dowery gifts, the food, the procession of family and the singing and dancing that go on for days. There is much pomp and circumstance leading up to her wedding. Their brief teenage flirtation quickly results in a marriage proposal. While out she encounters a young man from a neighboring community. Emine has spirit, she lively, seemingly smart, and she enjoys exploring the countryside. In the novel we move back and forth between the experiences of Emine, the mother, and Bekim, her son, as well as back and forth in time and place.Įmine is an adventurous young girl growing up in a village near Pristina, the capital of Kosovo in the early 1980’s. Not surprisingly, My Cat Yugoslavia is not about a cat, though a cat does make an appearance. It was set out on display and, as any cat lover would be, I was immediately drawn in by the title and intrigued with the book’s cover illustration. While wandering the stacks in my local library I chanced upon the book My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci. My Cat Yugoslavia on the shelf at my local library. ![]()
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