Rights Information

If you need further information or review copies (digital) of the book, please contact:

• Rightsholders Ivan Fedechko, ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua


• Ukrainian Book Institute: ubi@ubi.org.ua

The book has been already translated in the following languages (rights are not for sale): Polish

Author Biography

Viktoriya Yuryivna Amelina, later known as Victoria Amelina (January 1, 1986 – July 1, 2023), was a Ukrainian novelist. She authored two novels and a children's book. Amelina was the recipient of the Joseph Conrad Literary Award and a finalist for the European Union Prize for Literature. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, she began working as a war crimes investigator. In September 2022, she uncovered the diary of fellow Ukrainian writer Volodymyr Vakulenko, who had been abducted and killed by Russian occupants. Victoria Amelina passed away on July 1, 2023, due to injuries sustained during the Russian attack on Kramatorsk in June 2023.

Oleksandr Shatokhin has been drawing for his entire life. He recently focused on illustrating children’s books. He collaborates with the Ukrainian publishers Mamino, Crocus, and Nebo. In 2016, he completed a residency at the British illustration agency iLustra.