The Museum of Abandoned Secrets
by Oksana Zabuzhko
Description
This novel has been recognized by Ukrainian and foreign critics not only as the most outstanding work of Ukrainian literature since independence, but also as one of the most important in all Eastern European literature since the fall of communism. Awarded the Central European Literary Prize "Angelus" (2013), translated into English, German, Polish, Czech, Russian, repeatedly awarded as "Book of the Year" (in Ukraine, Germany, Switzerland, Poland), "Museum of Abandoned Secrets", Nobel novel class ”(Newsweek Polska); rightly became the calling card of new Ukrainian literature. This is a modern epos of contemporary Ukraine: a family saga of three generations, the events of which cover the period from the 1940s to the spring of 2004. Great literature and ugly truth about the power of the past over the future, about love, betrayal and death, about the original war of man for the right to be himself.
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Foreign rights sold: English (USA), Polish, German, Czech, Croatian.
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Endorsements
Central European Literary Prize "Angelus" (2013), "Book of the Year" (in Ukraine, Germany, Switzerland, Poland)
Author Biography
"Oksana Zabuzhko (born in 1960 in Lutsk) is a renowned Ukrainian writer, author of more than twenty books. She studied philosophy at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. In the early 1990s, she lectured at the Harvard University, Pennsylvania University, and Pittsburgh University (USA). Her novel ""Fieldwork on Ukrainian Sex"" has been hailed as “the most influential Ukrainian book since independence.” Zabuzhko’s works have been widely translated. She is the winner of numerous prestigious awards and prizes, including the Angelus Prize, the Shevchenko National Prize, and the BBC Ukraine Book of the Year Award. "
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher Komora Publishing House
- Publication Date 2019
- Orginal LanguageUkrainian
- ISBN/Identifier 9786177286454
- Publication Country or regionUkraine
- Pages832
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleМузей покинутих секретів
- Original Language AuthorsЗабужко Оксана
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