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message 1: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Sep 01, 2011 11:24AM

Diane | 13052 comments Place any books set in the Ukraine here.


message 2: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Jan 18, 2012 04:13PM) (new)
Sep 01, 2011 11:26AM

Diane | 13052 comments Books set in Ukraine:


The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Death And The Penguin by Andrey Kurkov Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud The Fixer by Bernard Malamud
Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon
The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov
The Secret Holocaust Diaries The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister by Nonna Bannister The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister by Nonna Bannister
The Collected Tales (Everyman's Library, #315) by Nikolai Gogol The Collected Tales by Nikolai Gogol
Voices from Chernobyl The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich
Borderland A Journey Through the History of the Ukraine by Anna Reid Borderland: A Journey Through the History of the Ukraine by Anna Reid
The Silence of Trees by Valya Dudycz Lupescu The Silence of Trees by Valya Dudycz Lupescu
Moonlight in Odessa by Janet Skeslien Charles Moonlight in Odessa by Janet Skeslien Charles
Prisoners in the Promised Land The Ukrainian Internment Diary of Anya Soloniuk (Dear Canada) by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch Prisoners in the Promised Land by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Wormwood Forest A Natural History of Chernobyl by Mary Mycio Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl by Mary Mycio
The Harvest of Sorrow Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine by Robert Conquest The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine by Robert Conquest
The Dogs and the Wolves by Irène Némirovsky The Dogs and the Wolves by Irène Némirovsky
Penguin Lost (Melville International Crime) by Andrey Kurkov Penguin Lost by Andrey Kurkov
The Courilof Affair by Irène Némirovsky The Courilof Affair by Irène Némirovsky
Babi Yar A Document in the Form of a Novel; New, Complete, Uncensored Version by A. Anatoli Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel by A. Anatoli
Rogue Oracle (Oracle, #2) by Alayna Williams Rogue Oracle by Alayna Williams
Band of Angels A Novel by Julia Gregson Band of Angels: A Novel by Julia Gregson
The Sky Unwashed by Irene Zabytko The Sky Unwashed by Irene Zabytko
Matter of Death and Life by Andrey Kurkov Matter of Death and Life by Andrey Kurkov
Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka / Vechera na khutore bliz Dikanki by Nikolai Gogol Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol
Dynamo Triumph and Tragedy in Nazi-Occupied Kiev by Andy Dougan Dynamo: Triumph and Tragedy in Nazi-Occupied Kiev by Andy Dougan
Kobzar's Children A Century of Untold Ukranian Stories by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch Kobzar's Children: A Century of Untold Ukranian Stories by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
The Ukrainians Unexpected Nation, Third Edition by Andrew Wilson The Ukrainians by Andrew Wilson
A Biography of No Place From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland by Kate Brown A Biography of No Place: From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland by Kate Brown
Chernobyl Murders by Michael Beres Chernobyl Murders by Michael Beres
Dancing in Odessa by Ilya Kaminsky Dancing in Odessa by Ilya Kaminsky
Tales of Odessa by Isaac Babel Tales of Odessa by Isaac Babel
King of Odessa A Novel of Isaac Babel by Robert A. Rosenstone King of Odessa: A Novel of Isaac Babel by Robert A. Rosenstone
Odessa Genius and Death in a City of Dreams by Charles King Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams by Charles King
O Exército De Cavalaria by Isaac Babel Red Cavalry by Isaac Babel
Katerina A Novel by Aharon Appelfeld Katerina: A Novel by Aharon Appelfeld
The President's Last Love by Andrey Kurkov The President's Last Love by Andrey Kurkov
Bequest by A.K. Shevchenko Bequest by A.K. Shevchenko
Field Work in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana Zabuzhko Field Work in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana Zabuzhko
Execution by Hunger The Hidden Holocaust by Miron Dolot Execution by Hunger: The Hidden Holocaust by Miron Dolot
Taras Bulba (Classic Reprint) by Nikolai Gogol Taras Bulba by Nikolai Gogol
Chernobyl by Frederik Pohl Chernobyl by Frederik Pohl
Blooms Of Darkness A Novel by Aharon Appelfeld Blooms of Darkness: A Novel by Aharon Appelfeld
Chernobyl Confessions of a Reporter by Igor Kostin Chernobyl: Confessions of a Reporter by Igor Kostin
Ukrainian Folk Tales (Hardcover) by Ivan Rudchenko Ukrainian Folk Tales by Ivan Rudchenko
Ukrainian Folk Tales by Irina Zheleznova Ukrainian Folk Tales by Irina Zheleznova
Journey to Chernobyl Encounters in the Radioactive Zone by Glenn Alan Cheney Journey to Chernobyl: Encounters in the Radioactive Zone by Glenn Alan Cheney
Ukraine A History by Orest Subtelny Ukraine: A History by Orest Subtelny
Ablaze The Story of the Heroes and Victims of Chernobyl by Piers Paul Read Ablaze: The Story of the Heroes and Victims of Chernobyl by Piers Paul Read
The Family Mashber by Der Nister The Family Mashber by Der Nister
The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld The Story of a Life by Aharon Appelfeld
Ukraina Songs of a Beloved Land by Walter William Melnyk Ukraina: Songs of a Beloved Land by Walter William Melnyk
The Cossacks by Shane O'Rourke The Cossacks by Shane O'Rourke
Scratches On A Prison Wall by Luba Komar Scratches On A Prison Wall by Luba Komar
The Truth About Chernobyl by Grigori Medvedev The Truth About Chernobyl by Grigori Medvedev
Life Exposed Biological Citizens after Chernobyl by Adriana Petryna Life Exposed: Biological Citizens after Chernobyl by Adriana Petryna
An Orange Revolution A Personal Journey Through Ukrainian History by Askold Krushelnycky An Orange Revolution: A Personal Journey by Askold Krushelnycky
Revolution in Orange The Origins of Ukraines Democratic Breakthrough by Michael McFaul Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraines Democratic Breakthrough by Michael McFaul
Ukrainian Minstrels And the Blind Shall Sing (Folklores and Folk Cultures of Eastern Europe) by Natalie O. Kononenko Ukrainian Minstrels: And the Blind Shall Sing by Natalie O. Kononenko
The cathedral A novel (Translation series / St. Sophia Religious Association of Ukrainian Catholics) by Oles Honchar The cathedral: A novel by Oles Honchar
Shush! Growing Up Jewish under Stalin A Memoir by Emil Draitser Shush! Growing Up Jewish under Stalin: A Memoir by Emil Draitser
Nervous people / Nervnye lyudi by Mikhail Zoshchenko Nervous People, and Other Satires by Mikhail Zoshchenko
Perverzion (Writings from an Unbound Europe) by Yuri Andrukhovych Perverzion by Yuri Andrukhovych
Conspiracy in Kiev by Noel Hynd Conspiracy in Kiev by Noel Hynd
Life Sentence Memoirs Of A Ukrainian Political Prisoner by Danylo Shumuk Life Sentence: Memoirs of a Ukranian Political Prisoner by Danylo Shumuk
Meltdown by Chuck Holton Meltdown by Chuck Holton
The Good Angel of Death by Andrey Kurkov The Good Angel of Death by Andrey Kurkov
The Raspberry Hut And Other Ukrainian Folk Tales Retold in English by Danny Evanishen The Raspberry Hut: And Other Ukrainian Folk Tales Retold in English by Danny Evanishen
The Case of the General's Thumb by Andrey Kurkov The Case of the General's Thumb by Andrey Kurkov
The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer
Stalin's Children Three Generations of Love, War and Survival by Owen Matthews Stalin's Children: Three Generations of Love, War and Survival by Owen Matthews
A Guest for the Night by S.Y. Agnon A Guest for the Night by Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Five Loaves and Two Bowls of Borscht Discovering God's Power in Ukraine by Janice Lemke Five Loaves and Two Bowls of Borscht by Janice Lemke
An Echo in My Blood The Search for My Family's Hidden Past by Alan Weisman An Echo in My Blood: The Search for My Family's Hidden Past by Alan Weisman
Thousands of Roads A Memoir of a Young Woman's Life in the Ukrainian Underground During and After World War II by Maria Savchyn Pyskir Thousands of Roads: A Memoir of a Young Woman's Life by Maria Savchyn Pyskir
The Selected Poems by Oleh Lysheha The Selected Poems of Oleh Lysheha by Oleh Lysheha


message 5: by Karen (new)
May 27, 2013 08:59AM

Karen | 1 comments Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak


message 7: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (new)
Jul 21, 2013 11:14PM

Diane | 13052 comments The Seventeenth Floor by Dmytro Bondarenko The Seventeenth Floor by Dmytro Bondarenko


message 14: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Jan 28, 2018 04:21PM) (new)
Jan 28, 2018 03:59PM

Diane | 13052 comments More books set in Ukraine:


The Alchemist's Code (The Parthenope Trilogy) by Martin Rua The Alchemist's Code by Martin Rua (1st book in The Parthenope Trilogy)
All I want today by Irene Rozdobudko All I want today by Irene Rozdobudko
All That Is Solid Melts into Air by Darragh McKeon All That Is Solid Melts into Air by Darragh McKeon
The Artist/Художниця by Nadiia Gerbish The Artist by Nadiia Gerbish
Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky
Baba's Kitchen Ukrainian Soul Food with Stories from the Village by Raisa Stone Baba's Kitchen: Ukrainian Soul Food with Stories from the Village by Raisa Stone
A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka A Memoir by Lev Golinkin A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir by Lev Golinkin
Before the Storm Soviet Ukrainian Fiction of the 1920s by George S.N. Luckyj Before the Storm: Soviet Ukrainian Fiction of the 1920s by George S.N. Luckyj
Bitches Get Everything by Irena Karpa Bitches Get Everything by Irena Karpa
The Bridal Canopy by S.Y. Agnon The Bridal Canopy by S.Y. Agnon
The Burned Tower by Marina Dyachenko The Burned Tower by Marina Dyachenko
Catching Gossamers Catching Gossamers a Double Hat Trick in Poetry by Iouri Lazirko Catching Gossamers:A Double Hat Trick in Poetry by Iouri Lazirko
The Child Thief by Dan Smith The Child Thief by Dan Smith
Clandestine Essays by Yevhen Sverstiuk Clandestine Essays by Yevhen Sverstiuk
Close Quarters (Marc Portman, #2) by Adrian Magson Close Quarters by Adrian Magson (2nd book in Marc Portman series)
Collaboration in the Holocaust Crimes of the Local Police in Belorussia and Ukraine, 1941-44 by Martin Dean Collaboration in the Holocaust: Crimes of the Local Police by Martin Dean
Collected Works by Mykola Khvylovy Collected Works by Mykola Khvylovy
A Collection of the Works of Lesya Ukrainka by Lesia Ukrainka A Collection of the Works of Lesya Ukrainka by Lesia Ukrainka
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova by Anna Akhmatova The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova by Anna Akhmatova
Crimea The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856 by Trevor Royle Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856 by Trevor Royle
The Crimean War A History by Orlando Figes The Crimean War: A History by Orlando Figes
Kult by Lyubko Deresh Kult by Lyubko Deresh
Depeche Mode by Serhiy Zhadan Depeche Mode by Serhiy Zhadan
Dimanche and Other Stories by Irène Némirovsky Dimanche and Other Stories by Irène Némirovsky
The Emperor's Tomb by Joseph Roth The Emperor's Tomb by Joseph Roth
The Essential Poetry Of Bohdan Ihor Antonych Ecstasies And Elegies by Bohdan-Ihor Antonych The Essential Poetry Of Bohdan Ihor Antonych by Bohdan-Ihor Antonych
Exclusion Zone (P.I Alex Harvey #1) by J.M. Hewitt Exclusion Zone by J.M. Hewitt (1st book in P.I. Alex Harvey series)
The Family Tree by Margo Glantz The Family Tree by Margo Glantz
Flashman at the Charge (Flashman Papers, #4) by George MacDonald Fraser Flashman at the Charge by George MacDonald Fraser
Fox Mykyta by Ivan Franko Fox Mykyta by Ivan Franko
The Game by A.K. Shevchenko The Game by A.K. Shevchenko
The Gardener from Ochakov by Andrey Kurkov The Gardener from Ochakov by Andrey Kurkov
Grandfather's Acres by Isaac Metzker Grandfather's Acres by Isaac Metzker
Half a Breath A Brief Anthology of Young Ukrainian Writers by Ljubko Deresh Half a Breath: A Brief Anthology of Young Ukrainian Writers by Ljubko Deresh
Hardly Ever Otherwise by Maria Matios Hardly Ever Otherwise by Maria Matios
The Heavens Are Empty Discovering the Lost Town of Trochenbrod by Avrom Bendavid-Val The Heavens Are Empty: Discovering the Lost Town of Trochenbrod
Here My Home Once Stood A Holocaust Memoir by Moyshe Rekhtman Here My Home Once Stood: A Holocaust Memoir by Moyshe Rekhtman
Herstories. An Anthology of New Ukrainian Women Prose Writers by Michael M. Naydan Herstories. An Anthology of New Ukrainian Women Prose Writers:
Hiding in the Spotlight A Musical Prodigy's Story of Survival, 1941-1946 by Greg Dawson Hiding in the Spotlight: A Musical Prodigy's Story of Survival, 1941-1946
The Higher Law (Translated) (Jewish Ghetto Tales from Eastern Europe) by Karl Emil Franzos The Higher Law by Karl Emil Franzos
Hope selected poetry by Lesia Ukrainka Hope: Selected Poetry by Lesia Ukrainka
The Hunters and the Hunted by Ivan Bahriany The Hunters and the Hunted by Ivan Bahriany
The Importance of Peeling Potatoes in Ukraine by Mark Yakich The Importance of Peeling Potatoes in Ukraine by Mark Yakich
In the Shadow of the Lamp by Susanne Dunlap In the Shadow of the Lamp by Susanne Dunlap
In Wartime Stories from Ukraine by Tim Judah In Wartime: Stories from Ukraine by Tim Judah
Iphigenia in Tauris, a Tragedy by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Iphigenia in Tauris, a Tragedy by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Isaac's Torah by Angel Wagenstein Isaac's Torah by Angel Wagenstein
The Island of Crimea by Vasily Aksyonov The Island of Crimea by Vasily Aksyonov
Istemi by Alexey Nikitin Istemi by Alexey Nikitin
Jimi Hendrix live in Lemberg by Andrey Kurkov Jimi Hendrix live in Lemberg by Andrey Kurkov
A Kingdom Of Fallen Statues Poems And Essays by Oksana Zabuzhko A Kingdom Of Fallen Statues: Poems And Essays by Oksana Zabuzhko
Kobzar by Taras Shevchenko Kobzar by Taras Shevchenko
The Lady with the Dog (Illustrated) by Anton Chekhov The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov
Laurus by Evgenij Vodolazkin Laurus by Evgenij Vodolazkin
Leaves from the Valley by Joanna Trollope Leaves from the Valley by Caroline Harvey
Let my people go by Oksana Zabuzhko Let my people go by Oksana Zabuzhko
The Librarian by Mikhail Elizarov The Librarian by Mikhail Elizarov
A Life's Music by Andreï Makine A Life's Music by Andreï Makine
Невеличка драма by Valerian Pidmohylny A Little Touch Of Drama by Valerian Pidmohylny
Libu by Panas Myrny The Loose Woman by Panas Myrny
The Lost Button by Irene Rozdobudko The Lost Button by Irene Rozdobudko
Love & Vodka My Surreal Adventures in Ukraine by R.J. Fox Love & Vodka: My Surreal Adventures in Ukraine by R.J. Fox
Love in a World of Sorrow A Teenage Girl's Holocaust Memoirs by Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Love in a World of Sorrow: A Teenage Girl's Holocaust Memoirs


message 15: by Diane , Armchair Tour Guide (last edited Jan 28, 2018 04:56PM) (new)
Jan 28, 2018 04:49PM

Diane | 13052 comments More books set in Ukraine:


The Magic Egg and Other Tales from Ukraine by Unknown The Magic Egg and Other Tales from Ukraine: by Barbara Suwyn
Mahjong by Alexey Nikitin Mahjong by Alexey Nikitin
Maybe Esther A Family Story by Katja Petrowskaja Maybe Esther: A Family Story by Katja Petrowskaja
Mechanicals A Steampunk Novel of the Crimean War by Jordan Stratford Mechanicals: A Steampunk Novel of the Crimean War by Jordan Stratford
Medea and Her Children by Lyudmila Ulitskaya Medea and Her Children by Lyudmila Ulitskaya
Memories of Babi by Aranka Siegal Memories of Babi by Aranka Siegal
Memories of the Future by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky Memories of the Future by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
Memories From Moscow to the Black Sea by Teffi Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea by Teffi
The Mirador Dreamed Memories of Irene Nemirovsky by Her Daughter by Élisabeth Gille The Mirador: Dreamed Memories of Irene Nemirovsky by Her Daughter
Misto by Valerian Pidmohylny Misto by Valerian Pidmohylny
Modern Ukrainian by Assya Humesky Modern Ukrainian by Assya Humesky
Modern Ukrainian Short Stories (Revised) by George S.N. Luckyj Modern Ukrainian Short Stories by George S.N. Luckyj
Moses and Other Poems by Ivan Franko Moses and Other Poems by Ivan Franko
My Whispers of Horror Letters Telling Women's True Tales from Ex-USSR Nations by Olga Brine My Whispers of Horror by Olga Brine
Night Life (Nocturne City, #1) by Caitlin Kittredge Night Life by Caitlin Kittredge (1st book in Nocturne City series)
Nikola the Outlaw by Ivan Olbracht Nikola the Outlaw by Ivan Olbracht
No Place For A Lady by Gill Paul No Place For A Lady by Gill Paul
O N C E Ask Me Anything, Not Love by Mian Mohsin Zia O N C E : Ask Me Anything, Not Love by Mian Mohsin Zia
Siostro, siostro by Oksana Zabuzhko Oh Sister, My Sister by Oksana Zabuzhko
On Either Side of the Window by Gennady Rudyagin On Either Side of the Window by Gennady Rudyagin
On the Holiday of Hopes by Yevhen Sverstiuk On the Holiday of Hopes by Yevhen Sverstiuk
The Oracle Code (Thomas Lourds, #4) by Charles Brokaw The Oracle Code by Charles Brokaw (4th book in Thomas Lourds series)
The Orientalist Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life by Tom Reiss The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life
The Parable and Its Lesson A Novella by S.Y. Agnon The Parable and Its Lesson: A Novella by S.Y. Agnon
The Path of Death by Boris Nidergofer The Path of Death by Boris Nidergofer
Picnic at the Iron Curtain A Memoir From the fall of the Berlin Wall to Ukraine's Orange Revolution by Susan Viets Picnic at the Iron Curtain: A Memoir by Susan Viets
Pizza "The Himalayas" by Irena Karpa Pizza "The Himalayas" by Irena Karpa
Poe (Alexandra Poe, #1) by Brett Battles Poe by Brett Battles (1st book in Alexandra Poe series)
Poems of Paul Celan by Paul Celan Poems of Paul Celan by Paul Celan
Radiant Girl by Andrea White Radiant Girl by Andrea White
Random Harvest & Other Novellas by Hayyim Nahman Bialik Random Harvest & Other Novellas by Hayyim Nahman Bialik
The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon
Roxelana by Osyp Nazaruk Roxelana by Osyp Nazaruk
Роксолана by Pavlo Zahrebelnyi Roxelana by Pavlo Zahrebelnyi
The Russländer by Sandra Birdsell The Russländer by Sandra Birdsell


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