Ukrainian Literature Volodymyr Lys

A Stone in the Middle of the Garden is a novel by Volodymyr Lys, a story about a stone lying in a garden — a metaphor for unresolved conflict, the weight of the past, and roots one cannot escape.

Prisoners of the Green Dacha is a novel by Volodymyr Lys about people connected to a mysterious "green dacha" — a place of memory, secrets, and captivity.

Solo for Solomia is a novel by Volodymyr Lys (2009), the story of a strong woman named Solomia, whose life unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of 20th-century Polissia.

And the Judge Will Come is a novel by Lys in which themes of justice and retribution unfold against the backdrop of rural Ukraine.

Jacob's Century (2010) is one of Lys's major novels, the story of hundred-year-old Jacob, through whose life the entire history of 20th-century Ukraine passes.

Moon Washed by Rain is a novel by Lys, poetic prose about Polissia, love, and the strangeness of existence. The moon after rain is an image of renewal and purity.

A Woman for the Wall is a novel by Lys whose enigmatic title is revealed through the story of a woman bound by invisible threads to a house and its secrets.

With the Sun Behind is a novel by Lys in which the sun behind one's shoulders symbolizes memory, the past, and the strength that gives meaning to moving forward.

The Maiden of the Mill is a novel by Lys, a mystical story connected to an old mill and a girl whose image is shrouded in legends.