Cecil the Lion Had to Die by Olena Stiazhkina
In Cecil the Lion Had to Die, Olena Stiazhkina follows four families through radical transformations when the Soviet Union implodes, independent Ukraine emerges, and Russia occupies Ukraines Crimea and parts of the Donbas. A must-read novel for those seeking deeper understanding of how Ukrainian history and local identity shapes war with Russia.
Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the realities of life in Ukraine…[a] poignant, sage novel about Donetsk-- Anastasia Herasymova * Chytomo *
Today Ukrainians are fighting to defend a messy democracy where freedom, community, and living together as Ukrainians is paramount. In our globalized world, flooded with propaganda in every language, Stiazhkina’s novel, in Hoffman’s spirited English translation, reminds us of the importance of human agency and human relationships in shaping our human world. * Translation Review *
Today Ukrainians are fighting to defend a messy democracy where freedom, community, and living together as Ukrainians is paramount. In our globalized world, flooded with propaganda in every language, Stiazhkina’s novel, in Hoffman’s spirited English translation, reminds us of the importance of human agency and human relationships in shaping our human world. * Translation Review *
Olena Stiazhkina is a historian and award-winning Ukrainian writer and journalist. Her fiction, under the pen name Olena Iurska, includes short stories, novels, and detective stories. She was a professor of Slavic history at Donetsk National University until the occupation of the city, as well as at Mariupol State University. Having written almost exclusively in Russian before, Stiazhkina transitioned to writing in Ukrainian following the Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014. Dominique Hoffman has taught courses in Russian language, history and culture. Her previous translations include Yaroslav Hrytsak’s The Forging of the Nation and Olena Stiazhkina’s Cecil the Lion Had to Die.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674291669 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674291662 |
| Title | Cecil the Lion Had to Die |
| Author | Olena Stiazhkina |
| Series | Harvard Library Of Ukrainian Literature |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2024-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Prizes | Winner of Lviv-UNESCO City of Literature Award 2023 (United States) |
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