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Forgottenness - A Novel
Tanja Maljartschuk; Translated by Zenia Tompkins
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Winner of the BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year Award and the German
Usedom Prize, Forgottenness movingly—and
unflinchingly—illuminates the intricacies of the Ukrainian
experience in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. An
exceedingly anxious young narrator grapples with a host of
conditions, from obsessive-compulsive disorder and alcoholism to a
creeping sense of agoraphobia. As her symptoms deepen, she finds
unexpected solace and companionship in researching the historical
figure of Viacheslav Lypynskyi (1882–1931), a social and
political activist of Polish descent who played a pivotal role in
the struggle for Ukrainian independence—and just so happened to
struggle with hypochondria. Through a series of mesmerizing
digressions, the narrator’s own family saga is told in parallel
with Lypynskyi’s, culminating in “an impressively sincere
self-inquiry about identity”?(Jury of the Usedom Prize, led by
Olga Tokarczuk). Shot through with wry humor and brilliantly
translated by Zenia Tompkins, this urgent work announces Tanja
Maljartshuk as a major voice in world literature.
Love in Defiance of Pain: Ukrainian Stories aims to bring the
riches of contemporary Ukrainian literature-and of contemporary
Ukraine, too-to the world. While Ukraine is under sustained attack,
many in the West have marveled at the nation's strength in the face
of a barbaric invasion. Who are these people, what is this nation,
which has captivated the world with their courage? By showcasing
some of the finest Ukrainian writers working today, this book aims
to help answer that question. There are war stories, but there are
also love stories. Stories of aging romantics in modern Ukraine,
and of modern Ukrainians in Vienna and Brooklyn, a fantastical tale
set on a mysterious island where people never die, a wild lovers'
romp through modern-day Ukraine, a sobering account of an American
war photographer, and a post-modern tale of a botanist in love.
Some of these stories have been published before-indeed, many are
award-winning and acclaimed-while some are appearing for the first
time, making their rightful debut on the world stage. The range of
voices, settings, and subjects in this vivid and varied collection
show us how to "love in defiance of pain"-an apt phrase taken from
the very first story in this book. Readers will be delighted and
moved, and will gain insight into the proud history and
contemporary life of Ukraine. Authors include: Sophia Andrukhovych,
Yuri Andrukhovych, Stanislav Aseyev, Kateryna Babkina, Artem
Chapeye, Liubko Deresh, Kateryna Kalytko, Oksana Lutsyshyna, Vasyl
Makhno, Tanja Maljartschuk, Taras Prokhasko, Oleg Sentsov, Natalka
Sniadanko, Olena Stiazhkina, Sashko Ushkalov, Oksana Zabuzhko, and
Serhiy Zhadan Proceeds from the sale of this collection will be
donated to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
In The Torture Camp on Paradise Street, Ukrainian journalist and
writer Stanislav Aseyev details his experience as a prisoner from
2015 to 2017 in a modern-day concentration camp overseen by the
Federal Security Bureau of the Russian Federation (FSB) in the
Russian-controlled city of Donetsk. This memoir recounts an endless
ordeal of psychological and physical abuse, including torture and
rape, inflicted upon the author and his fellow inmates over the
course of nearly three years of illegal incarceration spent largely
in the prison called Izoliatsiia (Isolation). Aseyev also reflects
on how a human can survive such atrocities and reenter the world to
share his story. Since February 2022, numerous cases of illegal
detainment and extreme mistreatment have been reported in the
Ukrainian towns and villages occupied by Russian forces during the
full-scale invasion. These and other war crimes committed by
Russian troops speak to the horrors wreaked upon Ukrainians forced
to live in Russian-occupied zones. It is important to remember,
however, that the torture and killing of Ukrainians by Russian
security and military forces began long before 2022. Rendered
deftly into English, Aseyev's compelling account offers a critical
insight into the operations of Russian forces in the occupied
territories of Ukraine.
In The Torture Camp on Paradise Street, Ukrainian journalist and
writer Stanislav Aseyev details his experience as a prisoner from
2015 to 2017 in a modern-day concentration camp overseen by the
Federal Security Bureau of the Russian Federation (FSB) in the
Russian-controlled city of Donetsk. This memoir recounts an endless
ordeal of psychological and physical abuse, including torture and
rape, inflicted upon the author and his fellow inmates over the
course of nearly three years of illegal incarceration spent largely
in the prison called Izoliatsiia (Isolation). Aseyev also reflects
on how a human can survive such atrocities and reenter the world to
share his story. Since February 2022, numerous cases of illegal
detainment and extreme mistreatment have been reported in the
Ukrainian towns and villages occupied by Russian forces during the
full-scale invasion. These and other war crimes committed by
Russian troops speak to the horrors wreaked upon Ukrainians forced
to live in Russian-occupied zones. It is important to remember,
however, that the torture and killing of Ukrainians by Russian
security and military forces began long before 2022. Rendered
deftly into English, Aseyev's compelling account offers a critical
insight into the operations of Russian forces in the occupied
territories of Ukraine.
This is an award-winning exploration of both the histories and
personal stories of fourteen ethnic minority groups living within
the boundaries of present-day Ukraine: Czechs and Slovaks,
Meskhetian Turks, Swedes, Romanians, Hungarians, Roma, Jews,
Liptaks, Gagauzes, Germans, Vlachs, Poles, Crimean Tatars, and
Armenians. Based on a combination of academic research, fieldwork,
and interviews, Olesya Yaremchuks literary reportages paint
realistic, thoughtful, and historically informed depictions of how
these various groups arrived in Ukraine and how they have fared
within the countrys borders. Accompanied by vivid photographs that
bring the reportages to life, Our Others is in some respects a
chronicle of the myriad voluntary and forced migrations that have
rolled through Ukraine for centuries. Simultaneously, the book
offers a tender -- and timely -- study of the little islands of
cultural diversity in Ukraine that have survived the Soviet
steamroller of planned linguistic, cultural, and religious
unification and that deserve acknowledgement in Ukraines broader
cultural identity. The volumes contributors are: Marta Barnych
(contributing co-author), Anton Semyzhenko (contributing
co-author), Ostap Slyvynsky (foreword)
The war separated families, took lives, broke fates ... It is very
important to know and remember it at any time. Even many decades
later, new details, memories, and testimonies appear. This book
gathers several fascinating, true family stories written from
accounts of parents, grandparents, etc. The authors, whose articles
were collected with the help of the popular scientific publication
Historical Truth, tell us about the worst war of the 20th century,
about the fate of those people whose lives were divided forever
into "before" and "after." Here we can find first-hand accounts
about Ukrainians who fought in various armies, about the lives of
deported people, about the fate of people taken to compulsory
labour camps, and about the men and women who remain in our
memories forever.
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