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anarchism in Ukraine
Austro-Hungarian empire
Author_Myroslav Laiuk
Carpathian region
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contemporary Ukrainian literature
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exile and return
family history
forthcoming
Identity and belonging
intergenerational narrative
memory and history
Ukrainian fiction
war and revolution
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- ISBN 9780674307667
- Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 10 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The World Is Not Made combines three distinct narratives: about contemporary artist Inna in France and war-torn Ukraine, revolutionary Oleksii on the steppe fighting with anarchists, and peasant Lesia in the mountains of Austro-Hungary. Across more than 200 years, each generation faces novel challenges while attempting to remain true to themselves and their values. Everyone must answer questions of what it means to make something new: a country, a person, an idea. And furthermore, why bother?
Myroslav Laiuk is the author of three poetry collections, a children’s book, and two novels, including Babornia, a finalist for the 2016 BBC Book of the Year Award in Ukraine. He has also been awarded the Smoloskyp Literary Award, the Kovaliv Fund Award, the Oles Honchar Prize, and the Litaktsent Literary Award. Ali Kinsella has been translating from Ukrainian for thirteen years. With co-translator Dzvinia Orlowsky, she was a finalist for the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize, granted a 2024 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and shortlisted for the 2025 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation.
