Historical fiction books from Ukraine
Recommended historical fiction books (8)
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If you are into historical fiction here are some historical fiction books from Ukraine for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Mesopotamia by Serhiĭ Z︠H︡adan EN
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A unique work of fiction from the troubled streets of Ukraine, giving invaluable testimony to the new history unfolding in the nation's post-independence years "One of the most astounding novels to come out of modern Ukraine. Mesopotamia is seductive, twisted, brilliant, and fierce."--Gary Shteyngart, author of Little Failure and Absurdistan This captivating book is Serhiy Zhadan's ode to Kharkiv, the traditionally Russian-speaking city in Eastern Ukraine where he makes his home. A leader among Ukrainian post‑independence authors, Zhadan employs both prose and poetry to address the disillusion... continue
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The Emperor's Tomb by Joseph Roth EN
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The Emperor's Tomb is a nostalgic, haunting elegy for the end of youth and the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector EN
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The Hour of the Star, Clarice Lispector's consummate final novel, may well be her masterpiece.
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The Orphanage: A Novel by Serhiy Zhadan EN
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"A Margellos World Republic of Letters Book."
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Wartime Lies : A Novel by Louis Begley EN
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"Extraordinary...Rich in irony and regret...[the] people and settings are vividly realized and his prose [is] compelling in its simplicity." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL As the world slips into the throes of war in 1939, young Maciek's once closetted existence outside Warsaw is no more. When Warsaw falls, Maciek escapes with his aunt Tania. Together they endure the war, running, hiding, changing their names, forging documents to secure their temporary lives—as the insistent drum of the Nazi march moves ever closer to them and to their secret wartime lies.
