'Devastating in the most beautiful ways.' Torrey Peters
'Superb . . . Statovci is a major talent.' New York Times Book Review
It is April 1995. Kosovo is a country on the cusp of a dreadful war. Arsim in twenty-two, newly married, cautious - an Albanian trying to keep his head down and finish his studies in an atmosphere of creeping threat. Until he encounters Milos, a Serb, and begins a life in secret.
'A pitch perfect excavation of the vandalism of war, the wounds of love and the limits of the human soul.' Eimear McBride
Review
Statovci writes beautifully about the ecstasy of early passion through surreal, painterly detail. - Guardian
The world would be a poorer place without Bolla. I dare you not to be moved by it. -- Tomasz Jedrowski
A stark, powerful portrayal of the dehumanising effects of trauma, shame and fear. - Observer
A story of love, loss, alienation and rebirth, it captures something utterly human. I loved it. -- Natasha Brown
A haunting tale of queer love, and a devastating portrait of displacement . . . A novel for those who like their yearning to be as wrenching and heartfelt as possible. - Dazed
Astounding writing . . . An eloquent story of desire and displacement, a melancholy symphony in a heartbreaking minor key. Statovci is a master. - Publisher's Weekly
A timely spotlight on the horrors and longlasting emotional effects of war. - ArtReview
Book Description
The internationally award-winning novel of passion, war, migration -- and a destructive forbidden attraction between two men.
About the Author
PAJTIM STATOVCI was born in Kosovo to Albanian parents in 1990. His family fled the Yugoslav wars and moved to Finland when he was two years old. He holds an MA in comparative literature and is a PhD candidate at the University of Helsinki. 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 National Book Award; and Bolla was awarded Finland's highest literary honor, The Finlandia Prize. In 2018, he received the Helsinki Writer of the Year Award.
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