The World Is Not Made
A Novel
Will be published approx. on 10. November 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-0-674-30766-7 (ISBN)
Description
The World Is Not Made combines three distinct narratives: about contemporary artist Inna in France and war-torn Ukraine, revolutionary Oleksii on the steppe fighting with anarchists, and peasant Lesia in the mountains of Austro-Hungary. Across more than 200 years, each generation faces novel challenges while attempting to remain true to themselves and their values. Everyone must answer questions of what it means to make something new: a country, a person, an idea. And furthermore, why bother?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-674-30766-7 (9780674307667)
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Myroslav Laiuk is the author of three poetry collections, a children's book, and two novels, including Babornia, a finalist for the 2016 BBC Book of the Year Award in Ukraine. He has also been awarded the Smoloskyp Literary Award, the Kovaliv Fund Award, the Oles Honchar Prize, and the Litaktsent Literary Award. Ali Kinsella has been translating from Ukrainian for thirteen years. With co-translator Dzvinia Orlowsky, she was a finalist for the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize, granted a 2024 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and shortlisted for the 2025 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation.