The Orphanage

Serhiy Zhadan, Serhiy Costigan-Humes, Reilly Wheeler, Isaac Stackhouse • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300258158

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The Orphanage

Serhiy Zhadan, Serhiy Costigan-Humes, Reilly Wheeler, Isaac Stackhouse • Yale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300258151 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300258158 · 2021

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Set against the backdrop of the conflict in the Donbas region, this novel follows a teacher’s harrowing journey to retrieve his nephew from a boarding school located behind enemy lines. Zhadan’s prose captures the pervasive atmosphere of uncertainty and the moral complexities faced by civilians caught in the crossfire of an ongoing geopolitical struggle.

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Publisher: Yale University Press
2021
Pages: 336Language: ENGLISHPrinted in: India

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1 live copy of this book from $1.99 (as of 2026-09-10).

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Author: Serhiy ZhadanAuthor: Serhiy Costigan-HumesAuthor: Reilly WheelerAuthor: Isaac Stackhouse

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Inferred: Contemporary FictionInferred: Contemporary Ukrainian LiteratureInferred: Political FictionInferred: Post-Soviet RealismInferred: Ukrainian LiteratureInferred: War FictionInferred: Donbas ConflictInferred: Humanitarian CrisisInferred: Contemporary ProseInferred: Eastern European History

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Influences: Existentialism, ModernismCornerstone of: Contemporary War Literature, Eastern European Studies

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