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Ivan and Phoebe by Oksana Lutsyshyna; Nina Murray is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Ivan and Phoebe about?

Ivan and Phoebe spotlights the uproarious generation that led the Ukrainian independence movement of 1990; from subjugation to revolution to post-Soviet rule, it investigates the difficulties and absurdities of societal change and the families that change with it. Ivan and Phoebe chronicles the lives of several young people involved in the Ukranian student protests of the 1990's, otherwise known as the Revolution On Granite or the "First Maidan." The story bounces between politically charged cities like Kyiv and Lviv, and protagonist Ivan's small, traditional hometown of Uzhgorod. As characters come to exercise their rights to free speech and protest, they must also re-evaluate the norms of marriage, family, and home life. While these initially appear to be spaces of peace and harmony, they are soon revealed to be hotbeds of conflict and multigenerational trauma. Married couple Ivan and Phoebe grapple with questions about family, trauma, and independence....

Author

Oksana Lutsyshyna; Nina Murray

Publisher

Deep Vellum Publishing

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781646052837

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, History