Express Ukraine – opens modern Ukrainian writing for Czech readers
Express Ukraine is the first publication from the series of translation projects launched by Open Ukraine as part of its Book Fund program. It was released by the Czech Publishing House “Kniha Zlin”. This is the first anthology of contemporary Ukrainian short prose in Czech language. The publication includes pieces of renowned modern Ukrainian writers such as Yurij Andrukhovych, Oksana Zabuzhko, Maria Matios, Kapranovy Brothers, Les Poderevansky, Taras Prokhasko, Serhiy Zhadan, Oksana Lutsyshyn, Tanya Malyarchuk, Maryna Sokolyan and others. The edition was prepared by Rita Kidlerova a famous translator.
The program will continue in 2009. Among the Ukrainian authors that Open Ukraine will be presented internationally are Evheniya Kononenko “Novels and Stories” in Russia and Yuriy Vynnychuk “Spring games in the autumn garden” in Bulgaria.
Book Fund is the only program in Ukraine that supports the translation of Ukrainian writing aboard. As of today we have received 6 application forms from publishing houses worldwide. Among them:
- Stock (France) for Lyubko Deresh “Cult”
- Meettok (Spain) for Natalko Snadyanka “Collection of passions and adventures of young Ukrainian”
- Ad Marginem Press (Russia) for Taras Prokhasko “You can make some stories out of this” and “Complicated”
- Zalihica (Bosnia) for Andriy Kurkov “Geography of a single shot”
- Kastaniotis Editions S.A (Greece) for Andriy Kurkov “Last love of the President” and “Dear friend, decedent’s comrade”
- Czarne (Poland) for Sophia Andrukhovych “Salmon”
If you would like to support the Book Fund of Open Ukraine, please contact: Iryna Deshchytsia, Program Manager at id@openukraine.org
