Opening book details…
Can I read Crossing on EtoBox?
Crossing by Pajtim Statovci; David Hackston is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Crossing about?
The Critically Acclaimed Novel About Two Young Men On A Fearless Journey Across Cities, Borders And Identities Imagine . . . We Can Do Anything Now, We Can Be Anyone, We Can Go Anywhere Bujar's World Is Collapsing. His Father Is Dying And His Homeland, Albania, Bristles With Hunger And Unrest. When His Fearless Friend Agim Is Discovered Wearing His Mother's Red Dress And Beaten With His Father's Belt, He Persuades Bujar That There Is No Place For Them In Their Country. Desperate For A Chance To Shape Their Own Lives, They Flee. This Is The Beginning Of A Journey Across Cities, Borders And Identities, From The Bazaars Of Tirana To The Monuments Of Rome And The Drag Bars Of New York. It Is Also A Search Through Shifting Gender And Social Personae, For Acceptance And Love. But Faced With Marginalization At Home And Only Precarious Means Of Escape And Survival, What Chance Do The Young Pair Have Of Forging A New Life? Pursued By Memories Of Home And Echoes Of Folk Tales, They Risk Losing Themselves In The Struggle To Leave Their Pasts Behind. Pajtim Statovci (b. 1990) Is A Finnish-kosovan Novelist. He Moved From Kosovo To Finland With His Family When He Was Two Years Old. He Is Current
Who reads Crossing?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Pajtim Statovci; David Hackston
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781782275114
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.69 / 5 (45 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
More by Pajtim Statovci; David Hackston
Browse all works by Pajtim Statovci; David Hackston
Similar books
- Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds : The African Diaspora in Indian Country — Tiya Miles; Sharon Patricia Holland; Joy Harjo (2006)
- Crossing Borders in African Literatures — Chinenye Ce Charles Smith (2015)
- Border Crossing Brothas : Black Males Navigating Race, Place, and Complex Space — Ty-Ron M O Douglas; Peter Lang Publishing Inc (2016)
- Constructing Borders Crossing Boundaries : Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration — Caroline B. Brettell; Alexander X. Byrd; Cynthia Feliciano; Norma Fuentes; Alana Hackshaw; David Hernandez; Jamillah Karim; Mariel Rose; Johanna Shih; Zulema Valdez; Aviva Zeltzer-Zubida (2007)
- Illegal : a True Story of Love, Revolution and Crossing Borders — Dennehy, John, (University of Hartford alumnus), author (2017)
- Crossing Borders : International Studies for the 21St Century — Harry I. Chernotsky & Heidi H. Hobbs (2018)