{"product_id":"book-iykw","title":"Call Me Esteban","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith unapologetic vividness, Lejla Kalamujić depicts pre- and post-war Sarajevo by charting a daughter coping with losing her mother, but discovering herself. From imagined conversations with Franz Kafka to cozy apartments, psychiatric wards, and cemeteries, \u003cem\u003eCall Me Esteban\u003c\/em\u003e is a piercing meditation on a woman grasping at memories in the name of claiming her identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stylish and brisk, these stories refuse to wallow in tragedy, becoming instead a convincing testament to the consolations of art.\" -\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's an immediacy to Lejla Kalamujić's writing in \u003cem\u003eCall Me Esteban\u003c\/em\u003e, a haunting portrayal of what it means to live in a society that's been fragmenting for the vast majority of one's life. The staccato prose and rapid-fire sentences on display help to further those ideas, as well as giving a sense of the narrator's anxiety-an experience that takes this book even further into a haunting space.\" - Tobias Carroll, \u003cem\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Playful yet piercing, these linked stories weave queer identity with the bitter aftertaste of the Balkan wars… Kalamujić takes autofiction to the next level.\" -Hamilton Cain, \u003cem\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLejla Kalamujic\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning queer writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Zoble\u003c\/strong\u003e translates Bosnian\/Croatian\/Serbian and Spanish language literature. She is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies program at NYU.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49416490352944,"sku":"BDiykw","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/iykw-Square-cover.jpg?v=1781271193","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-iykw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}