The Intellectual as Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
Published:13th Mar '12
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The 1990s were a period of tremendous artistic vigour, experimentation, and liberation for Ukrainian culture. The artists who emerged at this time unleashed a tidal wave of creativity that deliberately and aggressively reshaped inherited models. In this first English monograph on contemporary Ukrainian literature, Mark Andryczyk provides an in-depth analysis of the cultural explosion that engulfed Ukraine in its first decade of independence.
The Intellectual as Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction weaves a fascinating narrative full of colourful characters by examining the prose of today's leading writers. Andryczyk delves into the role of the intellectual in forging a post-Soviet Ukrainian identity, and follows these protagonists as they soar and stumble in pursuit of redefining their creative realm. In addition to introducing readers to vibrant literary gems, this book explores the artistic tendencies that determined the course of the Ukrainian cultural scene in the 1990s, and continue to shape it today.
‘The only monograph in English dedicated in its entirety to contemporary Ukrainian literature. More are bound to follow, but Andryczyk’s study is more than worthy of its landmark status.’
-- Uilleam Blacker * Slavonic and East European Review; vol 91:02:2013 *‘The book provides a reliable guide to some of the richest and most innovative works written in Ukrainian.’
-- Myroslav Shkandrij, University of Manitoba * Slavic Review, Vol. 72, No. 2 (SUMMER 2013), pp. 397-398 *‘Andryczyk’s book will be of interest to scholars and students studying contemporary Ukrainian literature and various tendencies and developments that dominate the recent Ukrainian cultural scene.’
-- Olha Tytarenko * Slavic & East European Journal, vol 58:04:2014 *"The Intellectual as Hero in 1990s Ukrainian Fiction is an important study that reflects on Ukraine’s process of post-Soviet identity formation...To a contemporary audience, this study serves as a reminder of an era of experimental discursive freedom, a time that we reflect upon today with a great deal of nostalgia."
-- Sasha Razor, University of California, Los Angeles * Harvard Ukrainian Studies, vol 35:1ISBN: 9781442643321
Dimensions: 236mm x 159mm x 19mm
Weight: 420g
176 pages