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Ukrainian lessons
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- Book Synopsis
- A first-hand account of art, survival and resistance in wartime Ukraine 'The most beautifully written, moving book I can ever remember reading' PHILIPPA PERRY 'A book for our times' PHILIPPE SANDS 'A brilliant and unforgettable book' EDMUND DE WAAL Charlotte Higgins never imagined she would report on a war. But in the autumn of 2022, seven months into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she travelled there to find out how artists and writers were reflecting the devastating events in their work. The experience would change her life. In a war fuelled by the attempted erasure of Ukrainian culture - a war that has killed countless artists and created countless more - art has become a matter of life and death. In times of war, art and literature are where difficulty and complexity survive: where the most painful, unspeakable truths can still be faced. Drawing on two decades of cultural journalism, three years of reporting trips to Ukraine and her training as a classicist, Ukrainian Lessons explores the profound connections between war, art and life. It is a searing, urgent and unforgettable book about what artists are prepared to risk - and why culture is worth fighting for. 'An excellent book' HENRY MARSH 'A survival manual for our blood-stricken times' JACQUELINE ROSE 'Beautiful, erudite, heart-breaking' LINDSEY HILSUM
- About The Author
- Charlotte Higgins is the acclaimed author of Under Another Sky, which was shortlisted for awards including the Samuel Johnson (now Baillie Gifford) Prize for non-fiction, Red Thread, which was a Radio 4 Book of the Week and won the Arnold Bennett Prize, and Greek Myths, which was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year. She is chief culture writer of the Guardian, a past winner of the Classical Association prize, and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. She lives in London.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781787335974
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape, (20 August 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 462 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 243 x 163 x 26 mm
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