Good News from the Aral Sea
by Irena Karpa
Description
A novel about the adventures of four Ukrainian women in Paris. The heroines are united not only by their homeland but also by the desire to start a new life and find their places in a different city and in a different culture. Irena created characters representative of the general female Ukrainian immigrant experience, however, she did use two real-life stories as prototypes. In particular, the feminist character Mary is based on a real person, an activist of the FEMEN movement, so the political situations and the characters that occur in her storyline can be recognizable to the reader.
For a foreign reader, this novel will be interesting primarily because of the emancipated and modern female heroines who are trying to integrate into a different culture. Moreover, it is an attempt to reveal the Ukrainian psyche and place it in a global context.
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All translation rights are avaliable
Marketing Information
12,000 copies sold in the first year
(an average print run per year in Ukraine is 2,000 copies)
Author Biography
Irena Karpa is an eccentric Ukrainian writer and singer, the First Secretary for Culture of the Embassy of Ukraine in France since 2015. She has authored a dozen books, including novels as well as collections of short stories and essays. Irena received the Grand Prize at “Hranoslov”, a youth literary competition in 1999, as well as a Best Ukrainian Award as “The Youngest Author” in 2006. Her works have been translated into Bulgarian, Czech, German, Russian, and Serbian.
Knigolove
#knigolove is an independent Ukrainian publishing house established in 2016. We specialize in translations of contemporary literary fiction and non-fiction titles. Within the Ukrainian market, #knigolove is widely known as a publisher of quality books, both children’s and adult. Aside from translations, we actively work with prominent Ukrainian authors whose books quickly become Ukrainian bestsellers. #knigolove is also proud of its successful collaborations with international organizations such as UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund, and the United Nations. Our mission is to create books for people who want to change themselves and the world around them for the better.
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- Publisher #knigolove
- Orginal LanguageUkrainian
- ISBN/Identifier 9786177563869
- Publication Country or regionUkraine
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleДобрі новини з Аральського моря
- Original Language AuthorsІрена Карпа
- Copyright Year2019
- Page size592
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