This is a collection of short stories about women affected by war in Ukraine. The stories are very short, from one to four pages.
The stories are alsoThis is a collection of short stories about women affected by war in Ukraine. The stories are very short, from one to four pages.
The stories are also quite surreal and fragmented, more sketches than actual stories. After reading a few I read the afterword by the translator. It helped me gain a better understanding of Ukraine’s history and of the author’s intentions and storytelling style.
In the end though, the stories just blended together into a haze of random surrealness. I gather that was the author’s intention but I enjoyed and got more out of the translator’s afterword than the actual stories.
If you decide to read this I highly recommend getting it on Kindle. The print in the paperback edition is minuscule....more
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