Awards
- Commended for The Omeljan Pritsak Book Prize in Ukrainian Studies awarded by Association for Slavic, East Europ 2021 (United States)
- Commended for The Omeljan Pritsak Book Prize in Ukrainian Studies awarded by Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies 2021 (United States)
Overview
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian literary world has not only experienced a true blossoming of women's prose, but has also witnessed a number of female authors assume the roles of literary trendsetters and authoritative critics of their culture. In this first in-depth study of how Ukrainian women's prose writing was able to re-emerge so powerfully after being marginalized in the Soviet era, Oleksandra Wallo examines the writings and literary careers of leading contemporary Ukrainian women authors, such as Oksana Zabuzhko, Ievheniia Kononenko, and Maria Matios. Her study shows how these women reshaped literary culture with their contributions to the development of the Ukrainian national imaginary in the wake of the Soviet state's disintegration. The interjection of women's voices and perspectives into the narratives about the nation has often permitted these writers to highlight the diversity of the national picture and the complexity of the national story. Utilizing insights from postcolonial and nationalism studies, Wallo's book theorizes the interdependence between the national imaginary and narrative plots, and scrutinizes how prominent Ukrainian women authors experimented with literary form in order to rewrite the story of women and nationhood.
Full Product Details
Author: Oleksandra Wallo
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9781487506001
ISBN 10: 1487506007
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 22 November 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""Ukrainian Women Writers offers a valuable contribution to the study of post-Soviet Ukrainian literature. However limited in scope (focusing only on the visimdesiatnyky), it presents exceptionally engaging readings of some of the most significant works produced at the turn of the twenty-first century."" -- Maria G. Rewakowicz * <i>Slavic Review, Vol. 80, No. 1</i> * ""The monograph is well contextualized and informative. It is rich in factual material and provides important historical and biographical explanations useful for those who are not familiar with Ukrainian history and literary tradition."" -- Tetyana Dzyadevych, New College of Florida * <em>Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature</em> *"
Ukrainian Women Writers offers a valuable contribution to the study of post-Soviet Ukrainian literature. However limited in scope (focusing only on the visimdesiatnyky), it presents exceptionally engaging readings of some of the most significant works produced at the turn of the twenty-first century. -- Maria G. Rewakowicz * <i>Slavic Review, Vol. 80, No. 1</i> *
Author Information
Oleksandra Wallo is an assistant professor of Ukrainian at the University of Kansas.
