My Cat Yugoslavia
 First edition | |
| Author | Pajtim Statovci |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kissani Jugoslavia |
| Translator | David Hackston |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Publisher | Helsinki: Otava (Finnish 1st ed.) UK: Pushkin Press (UK English 1st ed.) US: Pantheon Books (US English 1st ed.) |
Publication date | 2014 |
Published in English | 2017 |
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Obreht, Téa. "An Uncanny Cat, a Companionable Snake and Displaced Desire". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ Hulbert, Ann. "The Disorienting Power of 'My Cat Yugoslavia'". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "'My Cat Yugoslavia' Needs A Good Brushing". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Pajtim Statovcin romaani voitti HS:n kirjallisuuspalkinnon". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "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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