Renowned works of Ukrainian literature you can read in English
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- 05 Oct 2022
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A reading list of Ukrainian books translated into English for anyone looking to acquaint themselves with the Ukrainian territory.
With the ongoing conflict and crisis in Ukraine, there cannot be a more apt time to explore the work by Ukrainian author and poets to get an insight into their socio-political culture and national struggles over the past. War and conflict have been recurrent themes in the country's literature. Here is a list of some Ukrainian books translated into English which are a must-read for anyone looking to acquaint themselves with the Ukrainian territory.
The Orphanage (2021) by Serhiy Zhadan
The Orphanage is a searing novel that excavates the human collateral damage wrought by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. It has been translated into English from the Ukrainian by Reilly Costigan-Humes and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler. Written with a raw intensity, it is a deeply personal account of violence that will be remembered as the definitive novel of the war in Ukraine.
Serhit Zhadan is one of Ukraine`s most acclaimed post-independence writers in Ukraine. His book Mesopotamia won the Angelus literature prize in 2015 and the Award of the President of Ukraine 'Ukrainian Book of the Year' in 2016. Read More...
