Letters from Kiev - Hardcover

Written by one of Ukraine's most prominent young literary figures, this book is an eyewitness account of political and cultural change during the tumultuous months of 1990-92 that led to Ukraine's declaration of independence. Solomea Pavlychko, a specialist in British and American literature whose translations include works by D.H. Lawrence and William Golding, provides a picture of the key events in this period, capturing the hopes and terrors of those involved. It also includes photographs by Ukranian photographers. The translator, Myrna Kotash, has written "All of Baba's Children", "A Long Way from Home: The Story of the Sixties Generation in Canada" and "No Kidding: Inside the World of Teenage Girls". Bohdan Drawchenko has also edited "Ukrainian Past, Ukrainian Present".