A Loss: The Story of a Dead Soldier Told by His Sister
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A Loss: The Story of a Dead Soldier Told by His Sister by Olesya Khromeychuk
This book is the story of one death among many in the war in eastern Ukraine. Its author is a historian of war whose brother was killed at the frontline in 2017 while serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Olesya Khromeychuk takes the point of view of a civilian and a woman, perspectives that tend to be neglected in war narratives, and focuses on the stories that play out far away from the warzone. Through a combination of personal memoir and essay, Khromeychuk attempts to help her readers understand the private experience of this still ongoing but almost forgotten war in the heart of Europe and the private experience of war as such. This book will resonate with anyone battling with grief and the shock of the sudden loss of a loved one.
GrapplingI admire a book that invites me to grapple with knotty questions.Olesya Khromeychuk has written such a bookbeautifully.Feminism and drones. Funerals and theater. Shrapnel and combat bootssize 8. A Loss explores the lures of militarismat a granular level.Professor Cynthia Enloe, author of Nimo's War, Emma's War: Making Feminist Sense of the Iraq War
Moving, intelligent, and brilliantly written, this is a sisters reckoning with a lost brother, an émigrés with the country of her childhood, and a scholars with her own suddenly acutely personal subject matter. A wonderful combination of emotional and intellectual honesty; very sad and direct but also rigorous and nuanced. It even manages to be funny.Anna Reid, author ofBorderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine
There has always been too much silence around the armed conflict in eastern UkraineEurope's forgotten war. Olesya Khromeychuk refuses to bend to this silence. In vivid, intimate prose and with unflinching honesty, she introduces us to the brother she lost in the war and found in her grief. Poignant, wise, and unforgettable.Dr Rory Finnin, University of Cambridge
Moving, intelligent, and brilliantly written, this is a sisters reckoning with a lost brother, an émigrés with the country of her childhood, and a scholars with her own suddenly acutely personal subject matter. A wonderful combination of emotional and intellectual honesty; very sad and direct but also rigorous and nuanced. It even manages to be funny.Anna Reid, author ofBorderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine
There has always been too much silence around the armed conflict in eastern UkraineEurope's forgotten war. Olesya Khromeychuk refuses to bend to this silence. In vivid, intimate prose and with unflinching honesty, she introduces us to the brother she lost in the war and found in her grief. Poignant, wise, and unforgettable.Dr Rory Finnin, University of Cambridge
Dr Olesya Khromeychuk is a historian and writer. She received her Ph.D. in History from University College London. She has taught the history of East-Central Europe at the University of Cambridge, University College London, the University of East Anglia, and Kings College London. Andreas Umland is Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for European Security in the Institute of International Relations at Prague, Principal Researcher of the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation at Kyiv, and General Editor of the ibidem-Verlag book series Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783838215709 |
| ISBN 10 | 3838215702 |
| Title | A Loss: The Story of a Dead Soldier Told by His Sister |
| Author | Olesya Khromeychuk |
| Series | Ukrainian Voices |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon |
| Year published | 2023-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 140 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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