Ukrainian Literature

Chinchilla Necklace is prose by Iryna Savka, a lyrical and sensuous story where a chinchilla necklace becomes a symbol of femininity, fragility, and value.

Not Pregnant is a novel by Karina Savaryna (Laboratoriia, 2023). A story of a woman who has been trying to become a mother for five years. Frank prose about infertility, hope, and resilience.

Chasing Two Hares is a classic comedy by Mykhailo Starytskyi about cobbler Holokhvastov, who tries to marry a rich girl while already having a simpler fiancée. One of the most adapted works in Ukrainian literature.

The Kaidash Family is a classic novella by Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi about the peasant Kaidash family, their family quarrels, and the way of life in a 19th-century Ukrainian village.

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.

A Small Ukrainian Novel is a breakthrough work by Andriy Liubka, ironic and provocative prose of a new generation in Ukrainian literature.

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.

Flash Drive is experimental prose by Yuriy Izdryk, text as digital carrier — fragmentary, nonlinear, written on the "flash drive" of consciousness.

Marusia is a novella by Hryhoriy Kvitka-Osnovianenko, one of the first works of Ukrainian literary prose. A sentimental story of a Ukrainian girl who became a symbol of purity and self-sacrifice.

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.

All Novellas by Mykola Hohol is a complete collection of the writer's novellas, including Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, Mirgorod, Petersburg Tales, and other works.

The President's Last Love is a satirical novel by Andriy Kurkov about a fictional Ukrainian president whose personal life becomes a political tool.

Beside You is a novel by Dara Korniy, in which the heroes' fates intertwine through love, loss, and the search for a spiritual connection.

Blackthorn in Bloom is a novel by Oksana Kirian (KSD, 2021). A story of love and trials, fragrant with blooming blackthorn. Tender prose about the power of feelings.

Misha the Penguin's Book is a work by Andriy Kurkov continuing his famous penguin theme. Kurkov, known for the novel Death and the Penguin featuring a penguin named Misha, develops this motif further.