Ukrainian Literature

A Word Is Not A Sparrow is a diverse anthology of stories set amid Russian repression through the centuries; personal narrator testimony about the impact in America of immigrant grandparents from Ukraine and elsewhere; powerful fables and allegories that deliver universal messages about displacement, migration, and human connection; and classic Cossack folk tales that are a touchstone of Ukrainian culture. Listen as we let these words fly out around the world.

Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcee. He was 84 and she was 36. She exploded into our lives like a fluffy pink grenade, churning up the murky water, bringing to the surface sludge of sloughed-off memories, giving the family ghosts a kick up the backside. Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must put aside a lifetime of feuding to save their émigré engineer father from voluptuous gold-digger Valentina.

Called “the most influential Ukrainian book for the 15 years of independence", Field Work in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana Zabuzhko is the tale of one woman’s personal revolt. It provoked the top literary scandal of the decade. The novel was first published in Ukraine in 1996, unleashing a storm of controversy and propelling the author to national fame. It topped the bestseller list in Ukraine for more than ten years, making it the most successful Ukrainian-language book of the '90s in every regard.

Тигролови Івана Багряного — історично-пригодницький роман, ідейно-тематичне коло якого — тема трагедії України в тоталітарному режимі. У центрі твору — доля молодого українського інтелігента Григорія Многогрішного. Твір є обов'язковою частиною шкільної програми. Іван Багряний — український письменник, автор романів Сад Гетсиманський, Людина біжить над прірвою та ін., низки повістей та оповідань.

The Ukraine is a collection of twenty-six pieces that deliberately blur the line between nonfiction and fiction, conjuring the essence of a beloved country through its tastes, smells, and sounds, its small towns and big cities, its people and their compassion and indifference, simplicities and complications. The Ukraine conveys to listeners a place that Chapeye and his countrymen are currently fighting for with their lives. The book features a preface by the author, which he composed on his phone from the front lines.

"Фауст" — безсмертна трагедія геніального німецького поета Йоганна Вольфґанґа фон Ґете, що стала одним із шедеврів світової літератури. "Фауст" був створений на основі середньовічних німецьких сказань. Але під пером Ґете маг і чаклун Йоганн Фауст перетворився на вченого, втомленого від безплідності власного життя і томління духу. Щоб знайти сенс і цінність людського існування, він вирішуєть укласти угоду з підступним посланцем пекла. Геніальне творіння, присвячене пізнанню життя, творчої силі людського духу, протистояння Бога і сатани, Ґете створював протягом усього свого життя.

There are some crimes you can't sweep under the carpet.... Lena Szarka, a Hungarian cleaner working in London, knows all too well about cleaning up other people's messes. When her friend Timea disappears, she suspects one of her clients is to blame. However, the police don't share her suspicions, and it is left to Lena to turn sleuth and find her friend.

Strange things are afoot in the city of Lviv, western Ukraine. Seagulls are circling and the air smells salty, though Lviv is a long way from the sea. A ragtag group gathers round a mysterious grave in Lychakiv Cemetery - among them an ex-KGB officer and an ageing hippy he used to spy on. Before long, Captain Ryabtsev and Alik Olisevych are teaming up to discover the source of the "anomalies". Meanwhile, Taras ­- who makes a living driving kidney-stone patients over cobblestones in his Opel Vectra - is courting Darka, who works nights at a bureau de change despite being allergic to money.

In 1913, a Russian ballet incited a riot in Paris at the new Théâtre de Champs-Elysées. A century later, thousands of Ukrainian citizens gathered at Independence Square (Euromaidan) in Kyiv to protest then-President Yanukovych's failure to sign a referendum with the European Union, opting instead to forge a closer alliance with Russia. The peaceful protests turned violent when military police shot into the crowd, killing over a hundred civilians. This novel follows four individuals over the course of a the Ukrainian winter, as their lives are changed forever by the protests.

One of the most important Ukrainian voices throughout the Russian invasion, the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees collects his searing dispatches from the heart of Kyiv. This journal of the invasion, a collection of Andrey Kurkov's writings and broadcasts from Kyiv, is a remarkable record of a brilliant writer at the forefront of a twenty-first-century war. Andrey Kurkov has been a consistent satirical commentator on his adopted country of Ukraine.

Маленький принц стоїть окремо в творчості письменника-льотчика. Маленька книжка, що написана незадовго до загибелі Екзюпері, зовсім не схожа на інші книжки-казки. "Дитяча" казка Екзюпері мудра і людяна. А її автор не тільки поет, але і філософ.

Опублікована в 1943 році як дитяча книжка, ця поетична казка — про мужність і просту мудрість дитячої душі, такі важливі "недитячі" поняття, як життя і смерть, любов і відповідальність, дружба і вірність.

Kiev. 1942. Larissa is a renowned embroiderer, surviving in occupied Ukraine as a seamstress in her ruin of a workshop. When an SS officer arrives to order a traditionally embroidered Ukrainian shirt, Larissa uses the opportunity to create a piece of art from her handiwork. Threading together the history and the horrors between the two enemies, she finds a way to express her defiance toward the Nazis and the local collaborators. But at what price? Prepare yourself for an unforgettable journey behind the Second World War’s eastern front.

Uzyk the Cat and his friends are the railway's mascots who always come to the rescue when the dastardly master thief Iron Bugaboo and his cronies try to harm anyone on the railway.

Чорна рада – перший український історичний твір. Сам Куліш задумував його, як епос-хроніку. Тобто детальне змалювання подій певного проміжку часу. А за основу автор взяв один рік з життя України за часів Руїни. Основною подією роману є так звана Чорна рада у Ніжині 1663 року. Чорна рада 1663 року – реальна подія часів козаччини. Пентелеймон Куліш титанічно попрацював над своїм твором. Саме тому на сторінках роману читачів чекає детальне віддзеркалення подій, основних постатей тих часів їх наміри, вчинки, мотивації.

Women’s prose writing has exploded on the literary scene in Ukraine just prior to and following Ukrainian independence in 1991. Over the past two decades scores of fascinating new women authors have emerged. These authors write in a wide variety of styles and genres including short stories, novels, essays, and new journalism. In the collection you will find: realism, magical realism, surrealism, the fantastic, deeply intellectual writing, newly discovered feminist perspectives, philosophical prose, psychological mysteries, confessional prose, and much more.

Thirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist dad is stuck overseas indefinitely, and his mom has moved in his one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother to ride out the pandemic, adding to his stress and isolation. But when Matthew finds a tattered black-and-white photo in his great-grandmother’s belongings, he discovers a clue to a hidden chapter of her past, one that will lead to a life-shattering family secret.

Чи існує насправді Санта Клаус? У дітей та дорослих погляди на це відрізняються. Дорослі впевнені, що його не існує, але вони роблять все для того, щоб діти вірили в його існування якомога довше. І діти вірять, принаймні, до певного віку. А що відбувається з тими, хто виріс, але продовжує вірити в Діда Мороза? Чи розкриється їм ця таємниця? Слухайте, щоб дізнатись про це!

A fox and a cat work together to outsmart a group of big, hungry forest animals. This children’s story is based on a traditional folk tale from Ukraine.

The novel climaxes during the 2014 Euromaidan "Revolution of Dignity," where Yuri and his band of savvy saboteurs fight oligarchs, the government, a cabal of mobsters and moguls, and stealth Russian forces, as they strive to save themselves and the battered country they believe in.

Embark on a captivating journey spanning continents and generations in "Crossing Borders and Generations: One Man's Journey to Search for His Ukrainian, Greek, and Bulgarian Roots." This spellbinding historical fiction novel follows the intertwining lives of Grandpa George and his grandson Alex, traversing centuries and continents in a quest for identity, resilience, and the enduring power of heritage.