The charm of Ukrainian literature

In conversation with Marcin Wojciechowski, Ukrainian writer Olexandr Irwanez, who co-founded the Lviv-based poets' group Bubabu with Yuri Andrukhovych in 1985, muses over why Ukrainian literature is becoming increasingly popular. "For Russians, particularly younger ones, it might be the freshness of Ukrainian literature, a certain anarchy and courageousness, that are attractive. We are constantly rediscovering ourselves – to ourselves, our neighbours, and the world. For years I have been watching the bookstore shelves in Germany, Austria and France. From year to year, more Ukrainian literature is making its way there... The charm of Ukrainian literature lies in the fact that it describes many features of the present day better than journalists or sociologists do."

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