Description
A city executive returns to the industrial heart of eastern Ukraine to take over his brother’s gas station—only to find his home crowded with unanswered questions, lingering presences, and the unsettling sense that something is still missing. Set against a landscape shaped by war and Soviet memory, the novel moves like a road story through shifting realities, blending magical realism with sharp, kinetic momentum. With Zhadan’s unmistakably lyrical, language-driven style, the book explores identity, family loyalty, and the way history haunts everyday life, turning personal loss into a wider meditation on a region—and a country—at a breaking point. Part ghost story, part journey, Voroshilovgrad captures the emotional voltage of modern Ukrainian alternative culture while insisting on the power of words to make sense of chaos.
Available Editions
paperback
Deep Vellum Publishing
Published Jan 1, 2016
266 pages
ISBN: 9781941920312
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Details
First Published
2016
Language
ukr
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Voroshilovgrad by Serhiy Zhadan.