But the struggle to feel at home-in a foreign country and even in one's own body-will have corrosive effects, spurring a dangerous search for new identities.Steeped in a rich heritage of bewitching Albanian myth and legend, this is a deeply timely and deeply necessary novel about the broken reality for millions worldwide, about identity in all its complex permutations, and the human need to be seen. 04/2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 2019 (USA) Winner of the. Together the two decide to leave everything behind and try their luck in Italy. His first book, My Cat Yugoslavia, won the Helsingin Sanomat Literature Prize for best debut novel his second novel, Crossing, was a finalist for the. Only his fearless best friend, Agim-who is facing his own realizations about his gender and sexuality-gives him hope for the future. From the acclaimed author of My Cat Yugoslavia: a stunning, incandescent new novel that speaks to identity, war, exile, love, betrayal, and heartbreakThe death of head of state Enver Hoxha and the loss of his father leave Bujar growing up in the ruins of Communist Albania and of his own family.
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