The Ukraine (book)

The Ukraine is a 2018 collection of short fiction and creative nonfiction by Ukrainian writer and journalist Artem Chapeye.[1][2]

The Ukrainian edition, with the same title, was a finalist for the 2018 BBC Ukraine Book of the Year award in the essay category.[3]

Reception

  • In The Washington Post, Talya Zax wrote that the collection is "more interested in the human than the heroic" and that many of its pieces focus on "average people" and everyday pressures rather than battlefield experience.[4]
  • In the Los Angeles Review of Books, Kate Tsurkan described the collection as a "heartfelt ode" to Ukraine and to the lives of ordinary Ukrainians.[5]
  • The Wall Street Journal described the collection as portraying everyday Ukrainian life across small towns and cities, combining fictional sketches and travel- and reportage-like nonfiction.[6]
  • In an interview with The New Yorker, Chapeye said the story was inspired by travel through non-touristic towns and villages in late 2017 and written shortly afterwards.[7]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "Review of The Ukraine". forewordreviews.com. 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  2. ^ "The Ukraine by Artem Chapeye: 9781644212950". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ^ a b "The Ukraine by Artem Chapeye". europenowjournal.org. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  4. ^ Zax, Tayla. "'The Ukraine' is more interested in the human than the heroic". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ "A Beautiful, Diverse Country: On Artem Chapeye's 'The Ukraine'". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2024-02-08. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  6. ^ Gallagher, Matt (2024-02-09). "'The Ukraine' Review: Truth and Fiction From Kyiv and Beyond". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  7. ^ Treisman, Deborah (2022-03-28). "Artem Chapeye on Defending Ukraine". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  8. ^ "EBRD Literature Prize 2025 shortlist announced". ebrd.com. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
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