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The Orphanage — Serhiy Zhadan

The Orphanage is a novel by Serhiy Zhadan about the war in eastern Ukraine. A teacher sets out for a frontline orphanage to fetch his nephew. The journey through devastated territory becomes a journey through war.

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The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan became one of the major literary statements about the war in Donbas. Teacher Pasha travels to an orphanage in the combat zone to fetch his nephew.

The novel shows war through civilian eyes: destroyed cities, broken fates, the absurdity and horror of what is happening. Zhadan writes without pathos, with restraint and precision, making the text even more piercing.

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AuthorSerhiy Zhadan

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