{"product_id":"writing-from-ukraine-9781802061642","title":"Writing from Ukraine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA selection of fifteen of Ukraine's most important, dynamic and entertaining contemporary writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnder USSR rule, the subject matter and style of literary expression in Ukraine was strictly controlled and censored. But once Ukraine gained independence in 1991, its literary scene flourished, as the moving and delightful poems, essays, and extracts collected here show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are fifteen authors included in this book, both established and emerging, and in this anthology, we see them grappling with history and the future, with big questions and small moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom essays about Chernobyl to poetry about Robbie Williams, from fiction discussing Jimmy Hendrix live in Lviv to underground Ukrainian poetry of the Soviet era, \u003cem\u003eWriting from Ukraine\u003c\/em\u003e offers a unique window into a rich culture. It is a chance to experience a particularly Ukrainian sensibility and to celebrate Ukraine's nationhood, as told by its writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601439146220,"sku":"9781802061642","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781802061642-writing-from-ukraine.jpg?v=1778000016","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/writing-from-ukraine-9781802061642","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}