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A unique work of fiction from the troubled streets of Ukraine, giving invaluable testimony to the new history unfolding in the nation鈥檚 post-independence years.
This captivating book is Serhiy Zhadan鈥檚 ode to Kharkiv, the traditionally Russian-speaking city in Eastern Ukraine where he makes his home. A leader among Ukrainian post鈥慽ndependence authors, Zhadan employs both prose and poetry to address the disillusionment, complications, and complexities that have marked Ukrainian life in the decades following the Soviet Union鈥檚 collapse. His novel provides an extraordinary depiction of the lives of working-class Ukrainians struggling against an implacable fate: the road forward seems blocked at every turn by demagogic forces and remnants of the Russian past. Zhadan鈥檚 nine interconnected stories and accompanying poems are set in a city both representative and unusual, and his characters are simultaneously familiar and strange. Following a kind of magical-realist logic, his stories expose the grit and burden of stalled lives, the universal desire for intimacy, and a wistful realization of the off-kilter and even perverse nature of love.
This captivating book is Serhiy Zhadan鈥檚 ode to Kharkiv, the traditionally Russian-speaking city in Eastern Ukraine where he makes his home. A leader among Ukrainian post鈥慽ndependence authors, Zhadan employs both prose and poetry to address the disillusionment, complications, and complexities that have marked Ukrainian life in the decades following the Soviet Union鈥檚 collapse. His novel provides an extraordinary depiction of the lives of working-class Ukrainians struggling against an implacable fate: the road forward seems blocked at every turn by demagogic forces and remnants of the Russian past. Zhadan鈥檚 nine interconnected stories and accompanying poems are set in a city both representative and unusual, and his characters are simultaneously familiar and strange. Following a kind of magical-realist logic, his stories expose the grit and burden of stalled lives, the universal desire for intimacy, and a wistful realization of the off-kilter and even perverse nature of love.
368 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2014
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Serhiy Zhadan
71听books937听followersSerhiy Zhadan (23 August 1974 in Starobilsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine) is a contemporary Ukrainian novelist, writer, essayist, poet, translator, musician and public figure. Among his most notable works are novels Depeche Mode (2004, translated into into English in 2013 by Glagoslav Publications), Anarchy in the UKR (2005, translation into English is yet to come), Voroshilovgrad (2010, translated into into English in 2016 by Deep Vellum Publishing) and Orphanage (2017, translation into English forthcoming in 2020 by Yale University Press) as well as collection of short stories and poems Mesopotamia (2014, English translation by Yale University Press in 2018).
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September 5, 2019
gr奴ti aprakst墨t veidu, k膩d膩 vi艈拧 raksta savus darbus. t膩 nav ne kom膿dija, ne groteska. bet kaut kas pa vidu un p膩ri 拧墨m ab膩m robe啪膩m. saliku gr膩matu pilnu ar l墨mlapi艈膩m pie viet膩m, ko grib膿tos nocit膿t. ne tikai t膩p膿c, ka j膿dz墨gi. visvair膩k t膩p膿c, ka skaisti.
April 2, 2022
'Mesopotamia' by Serhiy Zhadan is an unpleasant book to read for me at the same time it is seemingly a brilliant insider's expos茅 by the author. Through nine short stories, slightly interconnected by brief walk-ons of a character from the previous chapter, the author gives a domestic tour of a Ukrainian city called Kharkiv and its people. The author uses his stories of Kharkiv residents like an anthropologist studying the ancient cultural artifacts of Mesopotamia.
The book has been translated into English and it's excellently done by the translators Reilly Costigan-Humes and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler. The prose is descriptively wonderful and the pacing of the action is perfect. It is an excellent collection of domestic short stories. But I dislike these characters.
The main characters, all male, grew up and lived through the Soviet totalitarian period over Ukraine before the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, but that era and the collapse are not in these stories except in an occasional mention. The stories appear to be about the social aftermath of the fall of totalitarian control over urban cities. The characters' ability to move past that time seems to be impaired by a general lack of ambition and imagination. They work apathetically at their jobs and relationships, concentrating mostly on incel-like personal life dramas and self-centered sex. And getting drunk a lot. These are stories about men who never seem to be able to rise above their figurative penises in all of its representative forms, frankly, whether it's about their need for sex from women whom they only seem to view as walking vaginas (completely unaware of their shallow understanding of women) or if it's about social scenes with family or people who are apparently, maybe, frenemies, instead of true friends. Or maybe it's simply yet another representation of what appears to be a worldwide affliction of the stifled Male Psyche.
The main characters are like some of the fortyish-year-old men who were stuck in the 1950's era of their youth whom I met when I was in my twenties in the 1970's. They wore loud perfume, sad too-young clothes, out-of-date 1950's 'teen' hairstyles (similar to Wolverine) and patriarchal attitudes which had caused them a minimum of two divorces. So far at that time. I noticed male assholes still carrying on in these male social jerk-off circles at least into the 1990's in Las Vegas! Omg, and how they suffer, not understanding why their relationships fail and why their lives feel unsatisfied and unfulfilled!
I'm a lot more harsh than the author, gentle reader. The stories, while not showing any love that I noticed towards these men, do show how the social stagnation created by a totalitarian government lives on in the minds of urban men who have been released from the strangulation leash of the Soviet Union. I am wondering about what to expect from China now that that country is returning to totalitarianism. Social control leads often to Big Brother control. But the lesson here is these totalitarian governments do not need to involve the use of visible control mechanisms anymore after they fall. If totalitarian communist governments can do this, I suspect religious theologies are much worse, as they impose internal strangulation dog leashes as well as external. Half of Afghanistan's population fully support the Taliban again twenty years later after that government fell previously...I guess theology-addicted mentalities will always love their leashes -and lashings - restraints on some mental level we citizens of democracies cannot understand.
The book has been translated into English and it's excellently done by the translators Reilly Costigan-Humes and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler. The prose is descriptively wonderful and the pacing of the action is perfect. It is an excellent collection of domestic short stories. But I dislike these characters.
The main characters, all male, grew up and lived through the Soviet totalitarian period over Ukraine before the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, but that era and the collapse are not in these stories except in an occasional mention. The stories appear to be about the social aftermath of the fall of totalitarian control over urban cities. The characters' ability to move past that time seems to be impaired by a general lack of ambition and imagination. They work apathetically at their jobs and relationships, concentrating mostly on incel-like personal life dramas and self-centered sex. And getting drunk a lot. These are stories about men who never seem to be able to rise above their figurative penises in all of its representative forms, frankly, whether it's about their need for sex from women whom they only seem to view as walking vaginas (completely unaware of their shallow understanding of women) or if it's about social scenes with family or people who are apparently, maybe, frenemies, instead of true friends. Or maybe it's simply yet another representation of what appears to be a worldwide affliction of the stifled Male Psyche.
The main characters are like some of the fortyish-year-old men who were stuck in the 1950's era of their youth whom I met when I was in my twenties in the 1970's. They wore loud perfume, sad too-young clothes, out-of-date 1950's 'teen' hairstyles (similar to Wolverine) and patriarchal attitudes which had caused them a minimum of two divorces. So far at that time. I noticed male assholes still carrying on in these male social jerk-off circles at least into the 1990's in Las Vegas! Omg, and how they suffer, not understanding why their relationships fail and why their lives feel unsatisfied and unfulfilled!
I'm a lot more harsh than the author, gentle reader. The stories, while not showing any love that I noticed towards these men, do show how the social stagnation created by a totalitarian government lives on in the minds of urban men who have been released from the strangulation leash of the Soviet Union. I am wondering about what to expect from China now that that country is returning to totalitarianism. Social control leads often to Big Brother control. But the lesson here is these totalitarian governments do not need to involve the use of visible control mechanisms anymore after they fall. If totalitarian communist governments can do this, I suspect religious theologies are much worse, as they impose internal strangulation dog leashes as well as external. Half of Afghanistan's population fully support the Taliban again twenty years later after that government fell previously...I guess theology-addicted mentalities will always love their leashes -and lashings - restraints on some mental level we citizens of democracies cannot understand.
April 22, 2023
笑械 斜褍谢芯 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪芯!
June 10, 2019
"Dz墨ve nekad nedod garantijas, p膩rsvar膩 t膩 l奴dz tic膿t uz v膩rda." (212. lpp) T膩pat ir ar 拧o gr膩matu. Garantiju nek膩du, bet 募oti ticama un saj奴tama uz v膩rda. Baud膩ma. Ar ma艈膩m un 膩rk膩rt墨gu ieju拧anos (vismaz man t膩 bij'). Lasot 拧o darbu, cer墨gi un bezcer墨gi staig膩ju varo艈iem l墨dzi, gandr墨z vai fiziski uz savas 膩das piedz墨vojot notikumus, kuros vi艈i ir iek募uvu拧i. 9 st膩sti par jauniem v墨rie拧iem, 鈥� virkne iem墨l膿拧anos, virkne vil拧anos. 幕oti dz墨va gr膩mata. Dz墨va valoda, notikumi. Dr奴mums mijas ar erotiku, dzeja ar n膩vi, laiks ar bezcer墨giem zaud膿jumiem, iem墨l膿拧an膩s ar tuk拧umu.
May 20, 2024
Consisting of prose in its first part and poetry in its second part, "Mesopotamia" contains the juxtaposition that I can only find the writing of a very select group of authors. Serhiy Zhadan is one of the authors that truly masters the art of describing this characteristically Central/Eastern European juxtaposition to his audience: The juxtaposition of decay and this pure, "carpe diem" dynamism.
Where Zhadan truly adds his signature, is in the enchanting veil of magical realism which envelop every single line in "Mesopotamia". Also due to the fact that the stories are set in Zhadan's home turf of Kharkiv, the reader is provided with an atmosphere that really sucks her/him in.
Furthermore this book has most definitely proven to me why Ukraine's second biggest city is to be considered it's intellectual capital and one of its cultural capitals.
Writing this review during a time wherein Kharkiv and its surroundings are under fire from the Russian army and Serhiy Zhadan has apparently joined the National Guard to defend his home, I hope and pray that the people of Kharkiv and all of Ukraine will soon enjoy the peace and liberty they deserve!
Where Zhadan truly adds his signature, is in the enchanting veil of magical realism which envelop every single line in "Mesopotamia". Also due to the fact that the stories are set in Zhadan's home turf of Kharkiv, the reader is provided with an atmosphere that really sucks her/him in.
Furthermore this book has most definitely proven to me why Ukraine's second biggest city is to be considered it's intellectual capital and one of its cultural capitals.
Writing this review during a time wherein Kharkiv and its surroundings are under fire from the Russian army and Serhiy Zhadan has apparently joined the National Guard to defend his home, I hope and pray that the people of Kharkiv and all of Ukraine will soon enjoy the peace and liberty they deserve!
March 1, 2020
袨泄, 薪褍 胁褋械. 袧械 屑芯褟 褑褟 蟹斜褨褉泻邪, 薪械 屑芯褟. 效芯谢芯胁褨褔褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 胁褋褨 写芯 褦写懈薪芯谐芯 褟泻褨褋褜 薪械写芯谢褍谐褨, 薪褨 褉懈斜邪 薪褨 屑鈥樠徰佇�, 蟹邪谐褍斜谢械薪褨 胁 卸懈褌褌褨 褨 褌褨谢褜泻懈 泄 写褍屑邪褞褌褜 锌褉芯 褌械, 褟泻 斜懈 褌褉邪褏薪褍褌懈 褟泻褍褋褜 写褨胁褔懈薪褍 褔懈 卸褨薪泻褍. 小褞卸械褌懈 薪褨褟泻褨. 袩械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 薪褨褟泻褨. 袘褍谢懈 谢懈褕械 薪械胁械谢懈褔泻褨 褕屑邪褌芯褔泻懈 褉芯蟹写褍屑褨胁 褨 褎褨谢芯褋芯褎褋褌胁褍胁邪薪薪褟 薪邪写 卸懈褌褌褟屑, 褌邪 泄 褌褨 薪褨斜懈 蟹邪谐褍斜懈谢懈褋褟 褋械褉械写 胁褋褨褏 褑懈褏 褉芯蟹泻懈写邪薪懈褏 褌邪 锌褉懈斜懈褌懈褏 卸懈褌褌褟屑 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁.
袆写懈薪械, 褖芯 胁 褑褨泄 蟹斜褨褉褑褨 锌褉懈锌邪谢芯 屑械薪褨 写芯 写褍褕褨, - 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪械 芯褎芯褉屑谢械薪薪褟, 褔褍写芯胁褨 褨谢褞褋褌褉邪褑褨褩 袦邪褉褨褩 肖芯褩 褌邪 胁褨写褋褍褌薪褨褋褌褜 锌芯屑懈谢芯泻. 袧褍 褨 蟹邪写褍屑, 褖芯 胁褋褨 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 褔懈屑芯褋褜 锌芯胁鈥樠徯沸靶窖�.
袆写懈薪械, 褖芯 胁 褑褨泄 蟹斜褨褉褑褨 锌褉懈锌邪谢芯 屑械薪褨 写芯 写褍褕褨, - 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪械 芯褎芯褉屑谢械薪薪褟, 褔褍写芯胁褨 褨谢褞褋褌褉邪褑褨褩 袦邪褉褨褩 肖芯褩 褌邪 胁褨写褋褍褌薪褨褋褌褜 锌芯屑懈谢芯泻. 袧褍 褨 蟹邪写褍屑, 褖芯 胁褋褨 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 褔懈屑芯褋褜 锌芯胁鈥樠徯沸靶窖�.
January 19, 2021
!褋锌芯泄谢械褉懈! 锌褉芯写芯胁卸褍胁邪褌懈 薪邪 胁谢邪褋薪懈褏 褋褌褉邪褏 褨 褉懈蟹懈泻
效芯谐芯褋褜, 泻芯谢懈 褟 蟹邪泻褨薪褔褍胁邪谢邪 写褉褍谐懈泄 泻褍褉褋, 锌褉芯蟹邪 袞邪写邪薪邪 蟹邪褏芯写懈谢邪 泻褉邪褖械. 些芯锌褉邪胁写邪 蟹 褌懈褏 锌褨褉 褟 薪褨褔芯谐芯 蟹 泄芯谐芯 褌胁芯褉褔芯褋褌褨 泄 薪械 褔懈褌邪谢邪. 袛芯 褑褨褦褩 蟹斜褨褉泻懈.
小褌懈谢褜
袦芯卸械, 蟹邪 褑褨 褉芯泻懈 褟 胁褨写胁懈泻谢邪 胁褨写 袞邪写邪薪邪, 屑芯卸械, 褟 胁褋褌懈谐谢邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褨薪褕芯褩 谢褨褌械褉邪褌褍褉懈, 邪谢械 褟 斜褍谢邪 锌褉懈谐芯谢芯屑褕械薪邪 褌懈屑, 褟泻 锌芯谐邪薪芯 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪芯. 袟写邪胁邪谢芯褋褟, 褖芯 褌械泻褋褌 薪械胁懈褔懈褌邪薪懈泄, 薪械蟹胁邪卸邪褞褔懈 薪邪 蟹邪蟹薪邪褔械薪懈褏 褍泻褨薪褑褨 泻褨谢褜泻芯褏 褉械写邪泻褌芯褉褨胁 褨 泻芯褉械泻褌芯褉邪: 褍 泻褨谢褜泻芯褏 屑褨褋褑褟褏 锌芯褉褍褔 褋褌芯褟褌褜 褋谢芯胁邪 蟹 芯写薪懈屑 泻芯褉械薪械屑 (芦啸褌芯 斜 屑褨谐 锌芯写褍屑邪褌懈, 写褍屑邪胁, 褏褌芯 屑褨谐 锌械褉械写斜邪褔懈褌懈禄), 屑褨褕邪薪懈薪邪 褨蟹 蟹邪泄屑械薪薪懈泻邪屑懈, 泻芯谢懈 芯写褉邪蟹褍 薪械褟褋薪芯, 泻芯屑褍 薪邪谢械卸邪褌褜 褋谢芯胁邪 邪斜芯 胁褔懈薪泻懈. 袩褉芯褋褌芯 胁械谢懈褔械蟹薪械 薪邪谐褉芯屑邪写卸械薪薪褟 锌芯褉褨胁薪褟薪褜, 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 褋锌芯褔邪褌泻褍. 袟写邪胁邪谢芯褋褟, 薪褨褏褌芯 薪械 屑褨谐 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褋褌芯褟褌懈 邪斜芯 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌懈 锌芯 褌械谢械褎芯薪褍 鈥� 褍褋褨 芯斜芯胁'褟蟹泻芯胁芯 屑邪谢懈 斜褍褌懈 褋褏芯卸懈屑懈 薪邪 屑邪褉邪褎芯薪褑褨胁, 谢褜芯褌褔懈泻褨胁, 褋械褉褎械褉褨胁 褌芯褖芯, 薪邪胁褨褌褜 褟泻褖芯 锌芯褉褨胁薪褟薪薪褟 谐械褌褜 薪械 屑邪谢懈 褋械薪褋褍. 校谢褞斜谢械薪懈泄 锌褉懈泻谢邪写: 卸褨薪泻邪 卸胁邪胁芯 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦 蟹 斜邪谢泻芯薪褍 褑褨泻邪胁懈薪泻懈 褉邪泄芯薪褍, 锌褨褋谢褟 褔芯谐芯 蟹邪谐芯褉褌邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褏邪谢邪褌. 孝褍褌 褩褩 薪邪胁褨褖芯褋褜 锌芯褉褨胁薪褞褞褌褜 蟹 谐械薪械褉邪谢芯屑 褉芯蟹斜懈褌芯褩 邪褉屑褨褩, 褟泻懈泄 蟹邪泻褍褌褍褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褕懈薪械谢褜. 袛芯 褔芯谐芯 褌褍褌 谐械薪械褉邪谢 褨 褔芯屑褍 邪褉屑褨褟 屑邪褦 斜褍褌懈 褉芯蟹斜懈褌邪? 校 褑褨泄 褋褑械薪褨 卸褨薪泻邪 谐械褌褜 薪械 蟹邪褋屑褍褔械薪邪 褌邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌芯锌褉邪胁谢褟褦 褋胁褨泄 褏邪谢邪褌. 孝邪泻懈褏 锌褉懈泻谢邪写褨胁 泻褍锌邪, 邪谢械, 薪邪 褖邪褋褌褟, 蟹 薪邪斜谢懈卸械薪薪褟屑 写芯 芯褋褌邪薪薪褜芯谐芯 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 褩褏 泻褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褜 屑械薪褕邪褦, 褌芯卸 褟 屑芯谐谢邪 泻褉邪褖械 蟹芯褋械褉械写懈褌懈褋褟 薪邪 褋褞卸械褌褨.
袟屑褨褋褌
笑褨泻邪胁懈屑 斜褍胁 谢懈褕械 蟹胁'褟蟹芯泻 屑褨卸 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸邪屑懈 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪褜: 褟泻 胁芯薪懈 胁懈褉懈薪邪谢懈 写械褋褜 薪邪 褌谢褨, 褟泻 锌芯胁蟹 薪懈褏 锌褉芯褏芯写懈谢懈 褨薪褕褨 谐械褉芯褩, 褟泻 褩褏 锌芯斜褨卸薪芯 蟹谐邪写褍胁邪谢懈 胁 褉芯蟹屑芯胁褨. 笑械 斜褍谢芯 锌褉懈泻芯谢褜薪芯.
袙褌褨屑, 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨泄 斜械薪褌械卸懈谢邪. 小锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 薪邪屑 锌褉芯锌芯薪褍胁邪谢懈 泻芯薪褎谢褨泻褌, 褖芯 薪邪 薪褜芯屑褍 褌褉懈屑邪胁褋褟 褎芯泻褍褋 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟, 邪谢械 薪邪锌褉懈泻褨薪褑褨 蟹邪屑褨褋褌褜 胁懈褉褨褕械薪薪褟 屑懈 褔懈褌邪褦屑芯 邪-谢褟 褎褨谢芯褋芯褎褋褜泻褨 褉芯蟹写褍屑懈 锌褉芯 屑褨褋褌芯 褌邪 芦褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褨褏 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻褨胁禄, 褟泻褨 锌褉邪褑褞褞褌褜 薪邪 蟹邪胁芯写邪褏. 袟 褍褋褨褏 写械胁'褟褌懈 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪褜 谢懈褕械 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 挟褉褍 屑芯卸械 锌芯写邪褉褍胁邪褌懈 褔懈褌邪褔邪屑懈 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟 谢芯谐褨褔薪芯褩 蟹邪胁械褉褕械薪芯褋褌褨.
袟邪谢懈褕邪褦褌褜褋褟 芯褋褌邪薪薪褨泄 锌褍薪泻褌, 褟泻懈泄 褟 褏芯褌褨谢邪 斜 锌褉芯谐芯胁芯褉懈褌懈.
袞褨薪泻懈
袛谢褟 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 薪邪胁械写褍 泻褨谢褜泻邪 褑懈褌邪褌 蟹褨 蟹斜褨褉泻懈:
芦[...]小芯薪褟 褩屑 锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褟. 孝褜屑褟薪芯-褔械褉胁芯薪械 胁芯谢芯褋褋褟, 褌械锌谢褨 谐褍斜懈, 泻褉懈卸邪薪褨 锌邪谢褜褑褨, 蟹邪褋屑邪谐谢邪 褕泻褨褉邪. 袧械胁懈褋芯泻邪, 褋锌芯褉褌懈胁薪邪, 褋褌褉褍薪泻褨 薪芯谐懈, 写芯褉芯谐褨 泻褉芯褋褨胁泻懈. 携泻斜懈 屑芯谐谢懈, 蟹覒胁邪谢褌褍胁邪谢懈 斜 褩褩 锌褉褟屑芯 褌褍褌, 泻芯谢芯 褎芯薪褌邪薪邪. 袗 褟泻斜懈 胁芯薪邪 屑芯谐谢邪, 褌芯 薪械 蟹邪锌械褉械褔褍胁邪谢邪 斜禄.
芦[肖褨屑邪] 屑芯胁褔泻懈 蟹邪斜褉邪胁 褍 薪械褩 蟹 褉褍泻 泻薪懈谐褍 褨 褌邪泻 褋邪屑芯 屑芯胁褔泻懈 锌芯褔邪胁 褋褌褟谐褍胁邪褌懈 蟹 薪械褩 褎褍褌斜芯谢泻褍. 袙芯薪邪 蟹写懈胁褍胁邪谢邪褋褟 褨 褋锌褉芯斜褍胁邪谢邪 锌褨写胁械褋褌懈褋褜, 邪谢械 胁褨薪 褌褉懈屑邪胁 褩褩 蟹邪 褉褍泻懈 泄 褌褟谐薪褍胁 写芯 褋械斜械. 袧褍, 褖芯 褌懈? 鈥� 锌芯锌褉芯褋懈谢邪 胁芯薪邪. 鈥� 袧械 褌褉械斜邪. 袗谢械 泄芯谐芯 褑械 谢懈褕械 锌褨写褕褌芯胁褏薪褍谢芯 胁锌械褉械写. 袚芯谢芯胁薪械 鈥� 薪械 蟹褍锌懈薪褟褌懈褋褟, 褍泻芯褌褉械 锌芯写褍屑邪胁 胁褨薪 褨 蟹薪芯胁褍 褉褨褕褍褔械 胁蟹褟胁褋褟 蟹邪 褎褍褌斜芯谢泻褍禄.
芦袉 褉芯泻懈 褌褉懈 褌芯屑褍 芯斜芯胁'褟蟹泻芯胁芯 斜 写芯胁褨胁 锌芯褔邪褌械 写芯 泻褨薪褑褟, 锌芯蟹邪 胁褋褟泻懈屑 褋褍屑薪褨胁芯屑 锌褨写谢芯胁懈胁 斜懈 褩褩 薪邪 褉芯斜芯褔芯屑褍 屑褨褋褑褨 泄 蟹邪锌褍褋褌懈胁 斜懈 褋胁芯褩 褏芯谢芯写薪褨 写芯谢芯薪褨 锌褨写 锌芯屑邪褉邪薪褔械胁褍 褎褍褌斜芯谢泻褍, 薪邪褌懈泻邪褞褔懈褋褜 锌邪谢褜褑褟屑懈 薪邪 褌胁械褉写褨 泻邪屑褨薪褑褨 褩褩 褉芯写懈屑芯泻. 啸邪泄 斜懈 芯锌懈褉邪谢邪褋褟, 褏邪泄 斜懈 褋泻邪褉卸懈谢邪褋褟 薪邪褔邪谢褜褋褌胁褍, 褏邪泄 斜懈 薪邪锌懈褋邪谢邪 蟹邪褟胁褍 锌褉芯 蟹胁褨谢褜薪械薪薪褟. 些芯 屑械薪褨 蟹 褑褜芯谐芯?禄
袟邪 芯写薪懈屑 褔懈 写胁芯屑邪 胁懈薪褟褌泻邪屑懈, 卸褨薪泻懈 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 胁褋械褋胁褨褌褨 锌褨写写邪褞褌褜褋褟 褋锌褉芯斜邪屑 蟹覒胁邪谢褌褍胁邪薪薪褟, 褨 褑械 胁胁邪卸邪褦褌褜褋褟 褔懈屑芯褋褜 斜褍写械薪薪懈屑 褨 薪芯褉屑邪谢褜薪懈屑, 邪 褋褍写褟褔懈 蟹 锌械褉褕芯褩 褑懈褌邪褌懈, 褨薪芯写褨 薪邪胁褨褌褜 斜邪卸邪薪懈屑. 袞褨薪芯褔械 芦薪褨禄 薪械 锌芯胁邪卸邪褦褌褜褋褟, 邪写卸械 胁 谐芯谢芯胁褨 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻褨胁 褑褜芯谐芯 胁褋械褋胁褨褌褍 胁芯薪芯 芯蟹薪邪褔邪褦 芦褌邪泻禄. 袙芯薪懈 胁褋褨 褟泻 芯写薪邪 鈥� 锌芯褌褟谐邪薪褨 卸懈褌褌褟屑 褨 谐芯褌芯胁褨 写芯 褋械泻褋褍. 小械泻褋 鈥斞喰� 褔褍写芯胁芯, 泻芯谢懈 蟹 胁谢邪褋薪芯褩 芯褏芯褔芯褩 蟹谐芯写懈, 邪谢械 胁 褑懈褏 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟褏 胁褨薪 褌褉邪锌谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 锌褨写 褌懈褋泻芯屑. 袞褨薪泻懈 芯锌懈褋褍褞褌褜褋褟 褟泻 锌谢械屑'褟, 薪邪 芯写薪芯屑褍 褉褨胁薪褨 蟹 谐褉褍蟹懈薪邪屑懈, 邪褉邪斜邪屑懈, 胁'褦褌薪邪屑褑褟屑懈 鈥斕叫� 褟泻 芯褋芯斜懈褋褌芯褋褌褨, 邪 褟泻 泻芯谢械泻褌懈胁 蟹 锌褉懈褌邪屑邪薪薪懈屑懈 泄芯屑褍 胁谢邪褋褌懈胁芯褋褌褟屑懈. 袧邪 锌褉芯褌懈胁邪谐褍 褩屑 褨褋薪褍褞褌褜 芦褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褨 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻懈禄, 褉芯斜芯褌褟谐懈, 薪邪 褟泻懈褏 褌褉懈屑邪褦褌褜褋褟 屑褨褋褌芯 褌邪 褟泻懈屑 胁谢邪褋褌懈胁芯 薪械 锌懈褌邪褞褔懈 褏邪锌邪褌懈, 褟泻褖芯 褏芯褔械褌褜褋褟, 褌邪 谢褨蟹褌懈 锌褨写 芯写褟谐.
袧邪泄谐懈写芯褌薪褨褕械, 褖芯 褑械 胁褋械 锌芯写邪褦褌褜褋褟 锌褨写 褋芯褍褋芯屑 泻芯褏邪薪薪褟, 褟泻懈屑, 胁芯褔械胁懈写褜, 屑芯卸薪邪 胁懈锌褉邪胁写邪褌懈 蟹褉邪写懈, 蟹薪械胁邪卸谢懈胁械 褋褌邪胁谢械薪薪褟 褌邪 谐邪薪械斜薪褍 锌芯胁械写褨薪泻褍.
效芯谐芯褋褜, 泻芯谢懈 褟 蟹邪泻褨薪褔褍胁邪谢邪 写褉褍谐懈泄 泻褍褉褋, 锌褉芯蟹邪 袞邪写邪薪邪 蟹邪褏芯写懈谢邪 泻褉邪褖械. 些芯锌褉邪胁写邪 蟹 褌懈褏 锌褨褉 褟 薪褨褔芯谐芯 蟹 泄芯谐芯 褌胁芯褉褔芯褋褌褨 泄 薪械 褔懈褌邪谢邪. 袛芯 褑褨褦褩 蟹斜褨褉泻懈.
小褌懈谢褜
袦芯卸械, 蟹邪 褑褨 褉芯泻懈 褟 胁褨写胁懈泻谢邪 胁褨写 袞邪写邪薪邪, 屑芯卸械, 褟 胁褋褌懈谐谢邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褨薪褕芯褩 谢褨褌械褉邪褌褍褉懈, 邪谢械 褟 斜褍谢邪 锌褉懈谐芯谢芯屑褕械薪邪 褌懈屑, 褟泻 锌芯谐邪薪芯 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪芯. 袟写邪胁邪谢芯褋褟, 褖芯 褌械泻褋褌 薪械胁懈褔懈褌邪薪懈泄, 薪械蟹胁邪卸邪褞褔懈 薪邪 蟹邪蟹薪邪褔械薪懈褏 褍泻褨薪褑褨 泻褨谢褜泻芯褏 褉械写邪泻褌芯褉褨胁 褨 泻芯褉械泻褌芯褉邪: 褍 泻褨谢褜泻芯褏 屑褨褋褑褟褏 锌芯褉褍褔 褋褌芯褟褌褜 褋谢芯胁邪 蟹 芯写薪懈屑 泻芯褉械薪械屑 (芦啸褌芯 斜 屑褨谐 锌芯写褍屑邪褌懈, 写褍屑邪胁, 褏褌芯 屑褨谐 锌械褉械写斜邪褔懈褌懈禄), 屑褨褕邪薪懈薪邪 褨蟹 蟹邪泄屑械薪薪懈泻邪屑懈, 泻芯谢懈 芯写褉邪蟹褍 薪械褟褋薪芯, 泻芯屑褍 薪邪谢械卸邪褌褜 褋谢芯胁邪 邪斜芯 胁褔懈薪泻懈. 袩褉芯褋褌芯 胁械谢懈褔械蟹薪械 薪邪谐褉芯屑邪写卸械薪薪褟 锌芯褉褨胁薪褟薪褜, 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 褋锌芯褔邪褌泻褍. 袟写邪胁邪谢芯褋褟, 薪褨褏褌芯 薪械 屑褨谐 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褋褌芯褟褌懈 邪斜芯 谐芯胁芯褉懈褌懈 锌芯 褌械谢械褎芯薪褍 鈥� 褍褋褨 芯斜芯胁'褟蟹泻芯胁芯 屑邪谢懈 斜褍褌懈 褋褏芯卸懈屑懈 薪邪 屑邪褉邪褎芯薪褑褨胁, 谢褜芯褌褔懈泻褨胁, 褋械褉褎械褉褨胁 褌芯褖芯, 薪邪胁褨褌褜 褟泻褖芯 锌芯褉褨胁薪褟薪薪褟 谐械褌褜 薪械 屑邪谢懈 褋械薪褋褍. 校谢褞斜谢械薪懈泄 锌褉懈泻谢邪写: 卸褨薪泻邪 卸胁邪胁芯 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦 蟹 斜邪谢泻芯薪褍 褑褨泻邪胁懈薪泻懈 褉邪泄芯薪褍, 锌褨褋谢褟 褔芯谐芯 蟹邪谐芯褉褌邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褏邪谢邪褌. 孝褍褌 褩褩 薪邪胁褨褖芯褋褜 锌芯褉褨胁薪褞褞褌褜 蟹 谐械薪械褉邪谢芯屑 褉芯蟹斜懈褌芯褩 邪褉屑褨褩, 褟泻懈泄 蟹邪泻褍褌褍褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褕懈薪械谢褜. 袛芯 褔芯谐芯 褌褍褌 谐械薪械褉邪谢 褨 褔芯屑褍 邪褉屑褨褟 屑邪褦 斜褍褌懈 褉芯蟹斜懈褌邪? 校 褑褨泄 褋褑械薪褨 卸褨薪泻邪 谐械褌褜 薪械 蟹邪褋屑褍褔械薪邪 褌邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌芯锌褉邪胁谢褟褦 褋胁褨泄 褏邪谢邪褌. 孝邪泻懈褏 锌褉懈泻谢邪写褨胁 泻褍锌邪, 邪谢械, 薪邪 褖邪褋褌褟, 蟹 薪邪斜谢懈卸械薪薪褟屑 写芯 芯褋褌邪薪薪褜芯谐芯 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 褩褏 泻褨谢褜泻褨褋褌褜 屑械薪褕邪褦, 褌芯卸 褟 屑芯谐谢邪 泻褉邪褖械 蟹芯褋械褉械写懈褌懈褋褟 薪邪 褋褞卸械褌褨.
袟屑褨褋褌
笑褨泻邪胁懈屑 斜褍胁 谢懈褕械 蟹胁'褟蟹芯泻 屑褨卸 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸邪屑懈 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪褜: 褟泻 胁芯薪懈 胁懈褉懈薪邪谢懈 写械褋褜 薪邪 褌谢褨, 褟泻 锌芯胁蟹 薪懈褏 锌褉芯褏芯写懈谢懈 褨薪褕褨 谐械褉芯褩, 褟泻 褩褏 锌芯斜褨卸薪芯 蟹谐邪写褍胁邪谢懈 胁 褉芯蟹屑芯胁褨. 笑械 斜褍谢芯 锌褉懈泻芯谢褜薪芯.
袙褌褨屑, 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨泄 斜械薪褌械卸懈谢邪. 小锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 薪邪屑 锌褉芯锌芯薪褍胁邪谢懈 泻芯薪褎谢褨泻褌, 褖芯 薪邪 薪褜芯屑褍 褌褉懈屑邪胁褋褟 褎芯泻褍褋 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟, 邪谢械 薪邪锌褉懈泻褨薪褑褨 蟹邪屑褨褋褌褜 胁懈褉褨褕械薪薪褟 屑懈 褔懈褌邪褦屑芯 邪-谢褟 褎褨谢芯褋芯褎褋褜泻褨 褉芯蟹写褍屑懈 锌褉芯 屑褨褋褌芯 褌邪 芦褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褨褏 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻褨胁禄, 褟泻褨 锌褉邪褑褞褞褌褜 薪邪 蟹邪胁芯写邪褏. 袟 褍褋褨褏 写械胁'褟褌懈 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪褜 谢懈褕械 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌褉芯 挟褉褍 屑芯卸械 锌芯写邪褉褍胁邪褌懈 褔懈褌邪褔邪屑懈 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟 谢芯谐褨褔薪芯褩 蟹邪胁械褉褕械薪芯褋褌褨.
袟邪谢懈褕邪褦褌褜褋褟 芯褋褌邪薪薪褨泄 锌褍薪泻褌, 褟泻懈泄 褟 褏芯褌褨谢邪 斜 锌褉芯谐芯胁芯褉懈褌懈.
袞褨薪泻懈
袛谢褟 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 薪邪胁械写褍 泻褨谢褜泻邪 褑懈褌邪褌 蟹褨 蟹斜褨褉泻懈:
芦[...]小芯薪褟 褩屑 锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褟. 孝褜屑褟薪芯-褔械褉胁芯薪械 胁芯谢芯褋褋褟, 褌械锌谢褨 谐褍斜懈, 泻褉懈卸邪薪褨 锌邪谢褜褑褨, 蟹邪褋屑邪谐谢邪 褕泻褨褉邪. 袧械胁懈褋芯泻邪, 褋锌芯褉褌懈胁薪邪, 褋褌褉褍薪泻褨 薪芯谐懈, 写芯褉芯谐褨 泻褉芯褋褨胁泻懈. 携泻斜懈 屑芯谐谢懈, 蟹覒胁邪谢褌褍胁邪谢懈 斜 褩褩 锌褉褟屑芯 褌褍褌, 泻芯谢芯 褎芯薪褌邪薪邪. 袗 褟泻斜懈 胁芯薪邪 屑芯谐谢邪, 褌芯 薪械 蟹邪锌械褉械褔褍胁邪谢邪 斜禄.
芦[肖褨屑邪] 屑芯胁褔泻懈 蟹邪斜褉邪胁 褍 薪械褩 蟹 褉褍泻 泻薪懈谐褍 褨 褌邪泻 褋邪屑芯 屑芯胁褔泻懈 锌芯褔邪胁 褋褌褟谐褍胁邪褌懈 蟹 薪械褩 褎褍褌斜芯谢泻褍. 袙芯薪邪 蟹写懈胁褍胁邪谢邪褋褟 褨 褋锌褉芯斜褍胁邪谢邪 锌褨写胁械褋褌懈褋褜, 邪谢械 胁褨薪 褌褉懈屑邪胁 褩褩 蟹邪 褉褍泻懈 泄 褌褟谐薪褍胁 写芯 褋械斜械. 袧褍, 褖芯 褌懈? 鈥� 锌芯锌褉芯褋懈谢邪 胁芯薪邪. 鈥� 袧械 褌褉械斜邪. 袗谢械 泄芯谐芯 褑械 谢懈褕械 锌褨写褕褌芯胁褏薪褍谢芯 胁锌械褉械写. 袚芯谢芯胁薪械 鈥� 薪械 蟹褍锌懈薪褟褌懈褋褟, 褍泻芯褌褉械 锌芯写褍屑邪胁 胁褨薪 褨 蟹薪芯胁褍 褉褨褕褍褔械 胁蟹褟胁褋褟 蟹邪 褎褍褌斜芯谢泻褍禄.
芦袉 褉芯泻懈 褌褉懈 褌芯屑褍 芯斜芯胁'褟蟹泻芯胁芯 斜 写芯胁褨胁 锌芯褔邪褌械 写芯 泻褨薪褑褟, 锌芯蟹邪 胁褋褟泻懈屑 褋褍屑薪褨胁芯屑 锌褨写谢芯胁懈胁 斜懈 褩褩 薪邪 褉芯斜芯褔芯屑褍 屑褨褋褑褨 泄 蟹邪锌褍褋褌懈胁 斜懈 褋胁芯褩 褏芯谢芯写薪褨 写芯谢芯薪褨 锌褨写 锌芯屑邪褉邪薪褔械胁褍 褎褍褌斜芯谢泻褍, 薪邪褌懈泻邪褞褔懈褋褜 锌邪谢褜褑褟屑懈 薪邪 褌胁械褉写褨 泻邪屑褨薪褑褨 褩褩 褉芯写懈屑芯泻. 啸邪泄 斜懈 芯锌懈褉邪谢邪褋褟, 褏邪泄 斜懈 褋泻邪褉卸懈谢邪褋褟 薪邪褔邪谢褜褋褌胁褍, 褏邪泄 斜懈 薪邪锌懈褋邪谢邪 蟹邪褟胁褍 锌褉芯 蟹胁褨谢褜薪械薪薪褟. 些芯 屑械薪褨 蟹 褑褜芯谐芯?禄
袟邪 芯写薪懈屑 褔懈 写胁芯屑邪 胁懈薪褟褌泻邪屑懈, 卸褨薪泻懈 胁 褑褜芯屑褍 胁褋械褋胁褨褌褨 锌褨写写邪褞褌褜褋褟 褋锌褉芯斜邪屑 蟹覒胁邪谢褌褍胁邪薪薪褟, 褨 褑械 胁胁邪卸邪褦褌褜褋褟 褔懈屑芯褋褜 斜褍写械薪薪懈屑 褨 薪芯褉屑邪谢褜薪懈屑, 邪 褋褍写褟褔懈 蟹 锌械褉褕芯褩 褑懈褌邪褌懈, 褨薪芯写褨 薪邪胁褨褌褜 斜邪卸邪薪懈屑. 袞褨薪芯褔械 芦薪褨禄 薪械 锌芯胁邪卸邪褦褌褜褋褟, 邪写卸械 胁 谐芯谢芯胁褨 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻褨胁 褑褜芯谐芯 胁褋械褋胁褨褌褍 胁芯薪芯 芯蟹薪邪褔邪褦 芦褌邪泻禄. 袙芯薪懈 胁褋褨 褟泻 芯写薪邪 鈥� 锌芯褌褟谐邪薪褨 卸懈褌褌褟屑 褨 谐芯褌芯胁褨 写芯 褋械泻褋褍. 小械泻褋 鈥斞喰� 褔褍写芯胁芯, 泻芯谢懈 蟹 胁谢邪褋薪芯褩 芯褏芯褔芯褩 蟹谐芯写懈, 邪谢械 胁 褑懈褏 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟褏 胁褨薪 褌褉邪锌谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 锌褨写 褌懈褋泻芯屑. 袞褨薪泻懈 芯锌懈褋褍褞褌褜褋褟 褟泻 锌谢械屑'褟, 薪邪 芯写薪芯屑褍 褉褨胁薪褨 蟹 谐褉褍蟹懈薪邪屑懈, 邪褉邪斜邪屑懈, 胁'褦褌薪邪屑褑褟屑懈 鈥斕叫� 褟泻 芯褋芯斜懈褋褌芯褋褌褨, 邪 褟泻 泻芯谢械泻褌懈胁 蟹 锌褉懈褌邪屑邪薪薪懈屑懈 泄芯屑褍 胁谢邪褋褌懈胁芯褋褌褟屑懈. 袧邪 锌褉芯褌懈胁邪谐褍 褩屑 褨褋薪褍褞褌褜 芦褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褨 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻懈禄, 褉芯斜芯褌褟谐懈, 薪邪 褟泻懈褏 褌褉懈屑邪褦褌褜褋褟 屑褨褋褌芯 褌邪 褟泻懈屑 胁谢邪褋褌懈胁芯 薪械 锌懈褌邪褞褔懈 褏邪锌邪褌懈, 褟泻褖芯 褏芯褔械褌褜褋褟, 褌邪 谢褨蟹褌懈 锌褨写 芯写褟谐.
袧邪泄谐懈写芯褌薪褨褕械, 褖芯 褑械 胁褋械 锌芯写邪褦褌褜褋褟 锌褨写 褋芯褍褋芯屑 泻芯褏邪薪薪褟, 褟泻懈屑, 胁芯褔械胁懈写褜, 屑芯卸薪邪 胁懈锌褉邪胁写邪褌懈 蟹褉邪写懈, 蟹薪械胁邪卸谢懈胁械 褋褌邪胁谢械薪薪褟 褌邪 谐邪薪械斜薪褍 锌芯胁械写褨薪泻褍.
May 3, 2018
This was like walking through the perfume aisles of a Department store. There was plenty or aromas but the essence couldn't be described.
The book is based in Kharkiv Ukraine but could be in any modern city. There are 9 stories and poems with the characters loosely connected by an apartment house and surrounding businesses. They are unusual short stories as they are windows into a short period of a character's life, sometimes abruptly ending. They tell of frustrated lives, loves and lost loves, wild behaviour, and the violence that surrounds or is carried out be the characters.
While the book was interesting at times, only a few of the stories were memorable.
Thanks to NetGalley for the copy to review.
The book is based in Kharkiv Ukraine but could be in any modern city. There are 9 stories and poems with the characters loosely connected by an apartment house and surrounding businesses. They are unusual short stories as they are windows into a short period of a character's life, sometimes abruptly ending. They tell of frustrated lives, loves and lost loves, wild behaviour, and the violence that surrounds or is carried out be the characters.
While the book was interesting at times, only a few of the stories were memorable.
Thanks to NetGalley for the copy to review.
December 14, 2018
袦邪褞 蟹褨蟹薪邪褌懈褋褟: 褌胁芯褉褔褨褋褌褜 小械褉谐褨褟 袞邪写邪薪邪 写芯 褑褨褦褩 泻薪懈谐懈 屑械薪褨 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褟, 邪 褌械锌械褉 褟 薪械褞 蟹邪褏芯锌谢褞褞褋褟. 袘芯 "袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褟" 鈥� 褑械 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 泻薪懈谐邪, 薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 蟹斜褨褉泻邪 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪褜 褨 胁褨褉褕褨胁, 褑械 鈥� 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褨泄 屑械褌邪褎芯褉懈褔薪懈泄 褉邪泄. 袛械褟泻褨 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 胁写邪谢褨, 胁懈褕褍泻邪薪褨, 薪械泄屑芯胁褨褉薪褨 锌芯褉褨胁薪薪薪褟, 芯斜褉邪蟹懈, 褎褉邪蟹懈, 褑褨谢褨 邪斜蟹邪褑懈 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌械褉械褔懈褌褍胁邪谢邪 锌芯 泻褨谢褜泻邪 褉邪蟹褨胁 褨 薪邪褋芯谢芯写卸褍胁邪谢邪褋褟...
袧邪褋芯谢芯写卸褍胁邪谢邪褋褟 泄 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写褟屑懈 褌邪 谢褞写褜屑懈, 蟹屑邪谢褜芯胁邪薪懈屑懈 胁 薪懈褏, 鈥� 锌褉芯褋褌懈屑懈, 蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪褨褋褨薪褜泻懈屑懈, 薪褨褔懈屑 薪械 锌褉懈泻屑械褌薪懈屑懈: 邪薪褨 蟹芯胁薪褨褕薪褨褋褌褞, 邪薪褨 卸懈褌褌褟屑, 邪薪褨 褌邪谢邪薪褌邪屑懈. 孝邪泻懈屑懈, 褟泻-芯褌 屑懈 蟹 胁邪屑懈, 褔懈 褋褍褋褨写懈 胁 褌褉邪薪褋锌芯褉褌褨, 褔懈 锌械褉械褏芯卸褨 蟹邪 胁褨泻薪芯屑. 袨写薪邪泻 芯褑褟 蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪褨褋褌褜 褨 蟹屑褍褕褍褦 锌芯胁褨褉懈褌懈 胁 褉械邪谢褜薪褨褋褌褜 锌芯写褨泄, 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈褏 邪胁褌芯褉芯屑. 携泻懈屑懈 斜 薪械泄屑芯胁褨褉薪懈屑懈 薪械 胁懈写邪胁邪谢懈褋褟 褋褞卸械褌薪褨 锌芯胁芯褉芯褌懈 鈥� 胁褋械 褋邪屑械 褌邪泻, 褟泻 褨 斜褍胁邪褦 胁 卸懈褌褌褨.
袛褍卸械 褑褨泻邪胁邪 泻薪懈谐邪 泄 泻芯屑锌芯蟹懈褑褨泄薪芯. 袧邪蟹胁懈 胁褋褨褏 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪褜 鈥� 褨屑械薪邪 谐芯谢芯胁薪懈褏 谐械褉芯褩胁. 袨写薪邪泻 胁芯薪懈 薪械 蟹薪懈泻邪褞褌褜 锌褨褋谢褟 褌芯谐芯, 褟泻 褌懈 锌械褉械谐芯褉薪褍谢邪 芯褋褌邪薪薪褞 褋褌芯褉褨薪泻褍 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩. 袙芯薪懈 褔邪褋芯屑 胁懈薪懈泻邪褞褌褜 褍 褨薪褕懈褏 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写褟褏, 斜芯 卸 卸懈胁褍褌褜 胁 芯写薪芯屑褍 屑褨褋褌褨-锌褉芯褋褌芯褉褨, 泄 褔懈褌邪褔 屑懈屑芯褏褨褌褜 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦 褖械 斜褨谢褜褕械 胁褨褉懈褌懈 胁 褉械邪谢褜薪褨褋褌褜 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪芯谐芯. 孝械 褋邪屑械 褨 蟹 胁褨褉褕邪屑懈, 褟泻褨 褋谢褍谐褍褞褌褜 写芯锌芯胁薪械薪薪褟屑 写芯 胁卸械 褉芯蟹泻邪蟹邪薪芯谐芯, 写芯写邪褞褌褜 写械褌邪谢械泄, 斜邪褉胁, 械屑芯褑褨泄 褨 锌芯褋懈谢褞褞褌褜 芯褌械 蟹邪褏芯锌谢械薪薪褟 屑邪泄褋褌械褉薪褨褋褌褞, 锌褉芯 褟泻械 褟 蟹谐邪写邪谢邪 薪邪 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 胁褨写谐褍泻褍.
袗 褖械 褌械锌械褉 褟 锌芯 锌褉邪胁褍 屑芯卸褍 薪邪蟹胁邪褌懈褋褟 褔谢械薪芯屑 泻谢褍斜褍 褕邪薪褍胁邪谢褜薪懈泻褨胁 褌胁芯褉褔芯褋褌褨 小械褉谐褨褟 袞邪写邪薪邪))) 袩褉懈泄屑械褌械?))
袧邪褋芯谢芯写卸褍胁邪谢邪褋褟 泄 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写褟屑懈 褌邪 谢褞写褜屑懈, 蟹屑邪谢褜芯胁邪薪懈屑懈 胁 薪懈褏, 鈥� 锌褉芯褋褌懈屑懈, 蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪褨褋褨薪褜泻懈屑懈, 薪褨褔懈屑 薪械 锌褉懈泻屑械褌薪懈屑懈: 邪薪褨 蟹芯胁薪褨褕薪褨褋褌褞, 邪薪褨 卸懈褌褌褟屑, 邪薪褨 褌邪谢邪薪褌邪屑懈. 孝邪泻懈屑懈, 褟泻-芯褌 屑懈 蟹 胁邪屑懈, 褔懈 褋褍褋褨写懈 胁 褌褉邪薪褋锌芯褉褌褨, 褔懈 锌械褉械褏芯卸褨 蟹邪 胁褨泻薪芯屑. 袨写薪邪泻 芯褑褟 蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪褨褋褌褜 褨 蟹屑褍褕褍褦 锌芯胁褨褉懈褌懈 胁 褉械邪谢褜薪褨褋褌褜 锌芯写褨泄, 芯锌懈褋邪薪懈褏 邪胁褌芯褉芯屑. 携泻懈屑懈 斜 薪械泄屑芯胁褨褉薪懈屑懈 薪械 胁懈写邪胁邪谢懈褋褟 褋褞卸械褌薪褨 锌芯胁芯褉芯褌懈 鈥� 胁褋械 褋邪屑械 褌邪泻, 褟泻 褨 斜褍胁邪褦 胁 卸懈褌褌褨.
袛褍卸械 褑褨泻邪胁邪 泻薪懈谐邪 泄 泻芯屑锌芯蟹懈褑褨泄薪芯. 袧邪蟹胁懈 胁褋褨褏 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪褜 鈥� 褨屑械薪邪 谐芯谢芯胁薪懈褏 谐械褉芯褩胁. 袨写薪邪泻 胁芯薪懈 薪械 蟹薪懈泻邪褞褌褜 锌褨褋谢褟 褌芯谐芯, 褟泻 褌懈 锌械褉械谐芯褉薪褍谢邪 芯褋褌邪薪薪褞 褋褌芯褉褨薪泻褍 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩. 袙芯薪懈 褔邪褋芯屑 胁懈薪懈泻邪褞褌褜 褍 褨薪褕懈褏 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写褟褏, 斜芯 卸 卸懈胁褍褌褜 胁 芯写薪芯屑褍 屑褨褋褌褨-锌褉芯褋褌芯褉褨, 泄 褔懈褌邪褔 屑懈屑芯褏褨褌褜 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦 褖械 斜褨谢褜褕械 胁褨褉懈褌懈 胁 褉械邪谢褜薪褨褋褌褜 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪芯谐芯. 孝械 褋邪屑械 褨 蟹 胁褨褉褕邪屑懈, 褟泻褨 褋谢褍谐褍褞褌褜 写芯锌芯胁薪械薪薪褟屑 写芯 胁卸械 褉芯蟹泻邪蟹邪薪芯谐芯, 写芯写邪褞褌褜 写械褌邪谢械泄, 斜邪褉胁, 械屑芯褑褨泄 褨 锌芯褋懈谢褞褞褌褜 芯褌械 蟹邪褏芯锌谢械薪薪褟 屑邪泄褋褌械褉薪褨褋褌褞, 锌褉芯 褟泻械 褟 蟹谐邪写邪谢邪 薪邪 锌芯褔邪褌泻褍 胁褨写谐褍泻褍.
袗 褖械 褌械锌械褉 褟 锌芯 锌褉邪胁褍 屑芯卸褍 薪邪蟹胁邪褌懈褋褟 褔谢械薪芯屑 泻谢褍斜褍 褕邪薪褍胁邪谢褜薪懈泻褨胁 褌胁芯褉褔芯褋褌褨 小械褉谐褨褟 袞邪写邪薪邪))) 袩褉懈泄屑械褌械?))
September 19, 2019
Las膩mviela bija laba, ar interesantu perspekt墨vu uz v墨rie拧a pasauli, uz laikmetu, ar nelielu filozofisku ievirzi, bet p膩rlieku neatraujoties no realit膩tes. Tom膿r da啪reiz jutos iestr膿gusi tekst膩, bezcer墨b膩, bija saj奴ta, ka netieku uz priek拧u. Tiekot p膩ri 拧膩diem fragmentiem, las墨拧ana atkal g膩ja k膩 pa sviestu. Varb奴t t膩 bija manas uztveres vai noska艈ojuma vaina, bet varb奴t ar墨 teksta.
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May 20, 2024
蟹褉械褕褌芯褞, 胁邪卸谢懈胁邪 褌褨谢褜泻懈 谢褞斜芯胁. 褨 胁芯薪邪 褦 胁褋褞写懈, 褟泻 褨 薪械胁懈蟹薪邪褔械薪褨褋褌褜 褨 薪芯褉屑邪谢褜薪褨褋褌褜 斜褍褌褌褟 褍 薪褨泄.
蟹邪 薪芯褉屑邪谢褜薪懈褏 褍屑芯胁, 褟 斜 薪械 褔懈褌邪谢邪 泻薪懈卸泻懈 锌褉芯 褌邪泻懈褏 薪械锌褉懈褦屑薪懈褏 谐械褉芯褩胁 褨 锌褉芯 褌褨 褔邪褋懈, 写械 芯褋薪芯胁薪懈屑懈 褋懈屑胁芯谢邪屑懈 褦 蟹薪械胁褨褉邪 褌邪 卸芯褉褋褌芯泻褨褋褌褜, 邪谢械 袞邪写邪薪, 褟泻 蟹邪胁卸写懈 褉芯斜懈褌褜 褖芯褋褜 薪械泄屑芯胁褨褉薪械 褨 泄芯谐芯 锌褉芯蟹邪 芯写薪械 蟹 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖芯谐芯, 褖芯 蟹褨 屑薪芯褞 褋褌邪褦褌褜褋褟.
褍褋褨 谐械褉芯褩 袞邪写邪薪邪 褋邪屑芯褌薪褨 褌褨褦褞 褔懈 褨薪褕芯褞 屑褨褉芯褞, 邪谢械 褔芯屑褍褋褜 褋邪屑械 锌褨褋谢褟 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褋褌胁邪 蟹 薪懈屑懈, 褟 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褞 褋械斜械 屑械薪褕 褋邪屑芯褌薪褜芯褞. 写懈胁邪 褔懈 锌褉邪胁懈谢芯 芦屑褨薪褍褋 薪邪 屑褨薪褍褋 写邪褦 锌谢褞褋禄 锌褉邪褑褞褦?
褟泻褖芯 斜械蟹 蟹邪泄胁芯褩 褎褨谢芯褋芯褎褨褩, 褌芯 褟 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 锌芯褟褋薪褞 锌褉芯 褖芯 褨 褟泻 锌懈褕械 袞邪写邪薪, 邪谢械 锌械褉械泻芯薪邪薪邪, 褖芯 褑械 蟹邪胁卸写懈 斜褍写械 褌芯褉泻邪褌懈褋褜, 褟泻懈屑 斜懈 薪械 斜褍谢芯
蟹邪 薪芯褉屑邪谢褜薪懈褏 褍屑芯胁, 褟 斜 薪械 褔懈褌邪谢邪 泻薪懈卸泻懈 锌褉芯 褌邪泻懈褏 薪械锌褉懈褦屑薪懈褏 谐械褉芯褩胁 褨 锌褉芯 褌褨 褔邪褋懈, 写械 芯褋薪芯胁薪懈屑懈 褋懈屑胁芯谢邪屑懈 褦 蟹薪械胁褨褉邪 褌邪 卸芯褉褋褌芯泻褨褋褌褜, 邪谢械 袞邪写邪薪, 褟泻 蟹邪胁卸写懈 褉芯斜懈褌褜 褖芯褋褜 薪械泄屑芯胁褨褉薪械 褨 泄芯谐芯 锌褉芯蟹邪 芯写薪械 蟹 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖芯谐芯, 褖芯 蟹褨 屑薪芯褞 褋褌邪褦褌褜褋褟.
褍褋褨 谐械褉芯褩 袞邪写邪薪邪 褋邪屑芯褌薪褨 褌褨褦褞 褔懈 褨薪褕芯褞 屑褨褉芯褞, 邪谢械 褔芯屑褍褋褜 褋邪屑械 锌褨褋谢褟 蟹薪邪泄芯屑褋褌胁邪 蟹 薪懈屑懈, 褟 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褞 褋械斜械 屑械薪褕 褋邪屑芯褌薪褜芯褞. 写懈胁邪 褔懈 锌褉邪胁懈谢芯 芦屑褨薪褍褋 薪邪 屑褨薪褍褋 写邪褦 锌谢褞褋禄 锌褉邪褑褞褦?
褟泻褖芯 斜械蟹 蟹邪泄胁芯褩 褎褨谢芯褋芯褎褨褩, 褌芯 褟 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 锌芯褟褋薪褞 锌褉芯 褖芯 褨 褟泻 锌懈褕械 袞邪写邪薪, 邪谢械 锌械褉械泻芯薪邪薪邪, 褖芯 褑械 蟹邪胁卸写懈 斜褍写械 褌芯褉泻邪褌懈褋褜, 褟泻懈屑 斜懈 薪械 斜褍谢芯
November 16, 2023
袧褍 胁屑褨褦 袞邪写邪薪 锌懈褋邪褌懈 褌邪泻, 褕芯 胁褋褨 褑褨 谢褞写懈 褨 屑褨褋褑褟 胁懈褉懈薪邪褞褌褜 薪褨斜懈 胁 褌胁芯褩 锌邪屑鈥櫻徰傃�, 邪 薪械 褍褟胁褨, 薪褨斜懈 胁褋褨褏 蟹薪邪褦褕 褔懈 褕芯褋褜 写械褋褜 褔褍胁 褔械褉械蟹 蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褏.
袣薪懈谐邪 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉薪芯 褋泻谢邪写邪褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 写胁芯褏 褔邪褋褌懈薪 (芯泻褉械屑懈褏 薪芯胁械谢 褨 胁褨褉褕褨胁), 邪谢械 胁褋褨 褑褨 褔邪褋褌懈薪懈 蟹谢懈胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 胁 芯写薪褍 褋褍褑褨谢褜薪褍, 胁鈥櫻徯沸貉�, 锌械褉械锌谢械褌械薪褍 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 (屑械薪褨 褔芯屑褍褋褜 蟹写邪谢芯褋褜, 褖芯 褋邪屑械 褌邪泻懈泄 屑械褌芯写 袝写谐邪褉 袩芯 胁械谢懈褔邪胁 褟泻 鈥榰nity of effect鈥�).
孝褍褌 褦 胁褋械: 锌芯褏芯褉芯薪 褨 胁械褋褨谢谢褟, 谢褞斜芯胁 褨 褉芯蟹褋褌邪胁邪薪薪褟, 褋褌褉邪卸写邪薪薪褟 褋锌芯泻褨泄薪褨 褨 蟹 薪邪写褉懈胁芯屑, - 褋谢芯胁芯屑, 卸懈褌褌褟 褟泻 胁芯薪芯 褦 褋胁芯褩 邪斜褋褍褉写薪芯褋褌褨 褨 斜邪谐邪褌芯锌芯褌芯褔薪芯褋褌褨. 袧械 蟹薪邪褞, 褔懈 褑械 褌邪泻 薪邪胁屑懈褋薪芯, 褔懈 胁懈锌邪写泻芯胁芯, 邪谢械 蟹邪褍胁邪卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 褍胁邪谐邪 (褨 锌芯胁邪谐邪) 写芯 锌褉芯褎械褋褨褩 锌褉芯褋褌懈褌褍褌芯泻.
袟邪 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟屑懈 斜褍谢芯 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟, 薪褨斜懈 褟 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯 芯谐芯褉薪褍褌邪 锌械褉械写褋褍褌褨薪泻芯胁懈屑 褋胁褨褌谢芯屑 褨 褌械锌谢芯屑 谢褨褌邪, 泻芯谢懈 褋锌械泻邪 锌芯胁褨谢褜薪芯 褋锌邪写邪褦, 邪谢械 褋胁褨褌谢芯 褕械 薪械 蟹邪谢懈褕懈谢芯 褑械泄 屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈泄 (褏邪褉泻褨胁褋褜泻懈泄) 褋胁褨褌.
袣薪懈谐邪 褋褌褉褍泻褌褍褉薪芯 褋泻谢邪写邪褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 写胁芯褏 褔邪褋褌懈薪 (芯泻褉械屑懈褏 薪芯胁械谢 褨 胁褨褉褕褨胁), 邪谢械 胁褋褨 褑褨 褔邪褋褌懈薪懈 蟹谢懈胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 胁 芯写薪褍 褋褍褑褨谢褜薪褍, 胁鈥櫻徯沸貉�, 锌械褉械锌谢械褌械薪褍 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞 (屑械薪褨 褔芯屑褍褋褜 蟹写邪谢芯褋褜, 褖芯 褋邪屑械 褌邪泻懈泄 屑械褌芯写 袝写谐邪褉 袩芯 胁械谢懈褔邪胁 褟泻 鈥榰nity of effect鈥�).
孝褍褌 褦 胁褋械: 锌芯褏芯褉芯薪 褨 胁械褋褨谢谢褟, 谢褞斜芯胁 褨 褉芯蟹褋褌邪胁邪薪薪褟, 褋褌褉邪卸写邪薪薪褟 褋锌芯泻褨泄薪褨 褨 蟹 薪邪写褉懈胁芯屑, - 褋谢芯胁芯屑, 卸懈褌褌褟 褟泻 胁芯薪芯 褦 褋胁芯褩 邪斜褋褍褉写薪芯褋褌褨 褨 斜邪谐邪褌芯锌芯褌芯褔薪芯褋褌褨. 袧械 蟹薪邪褞, 褔懈 褑械 褌邪泻 薪邪胁屑懈褋薪芯, 褔懈 胁懈锌邪写泻芯胁芯, 邪谢械 蟹邪褍胁邪卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 褍胁邪谐邪 (褨 锌芯胁邪谐邪) 写芯 锌褉芯褎械褋褨褩 锌褉芯褋褌懈褌褍褌芯泻.
袟邪 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟屑懈 斜褍谢芯 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟, 薪褨斜懈 褟 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯 芯谐芯褉薪褍褌邪 锌械褉械写褋褍褌褨薪泻芯胁懈屑 褋胁褨褌谢芯屑 褨 褌械锌谢芯屑 谢褨褌邪, 泻芯谢懈 褋锌械泻邪 锌芯胁褨谢褜薪芯 褋锌邪写邪褦, 邪谢械 褋胁褨褌谢芯 褕械 薪械 蟹邪谢懈褕懈谢芯 褑械泄 屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈泄 (褏邪褉泻褨胁褋褜泻懈泄) 褋胁褨褌.
February 12, 2019
袩芯褋械褉械写薪褟 屑褨蟹芯谐褨薪薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪.
August 9, 2016
"袞邪写邪薪 芯斜褨褑褟胁 锌褉芯蟹褍, 邪 芯锌褟褌褜 薪邪锌懈褋邪胁 锌芯械蟹褨褞 锌褨写 胁懈写芯屑 锌褉芯蟹懈" - 锌芯褋褌懈胁 小邪褕邪 小褌褍泻邪谢芯 锌褉芯 褑褞 泻薪懈卸泻褍. 袦械薪褨 薪械 褏芯褌褨谢芯褋褟, 褖芯斜 胁芯薪邪 蟹邪泻褨薪褔褍胁邪谢邪褋褟. 袨斜褉邪蟹懈 褉褨蟹薪褨, 芯斜'褦屑薪褨, 斜邪谐邪褌芯胁懈屑褨褉薪褨褕褨. 袣芯卸薪邪 蟹 褨褋褌芯褉褨泄 薪邪蟹胁邪薪邪 褔芯谢芯胁褨褔懈屑 褨屑械薪械屑, 4 褦胁邪薪谐械谢褨褋褌懈 锌褉懈褋褍褌薪褨. 袣芯谢懈褋褜 屑懈 蟹邪锌懈褌邪谢懈 邪胁褌芯褉邪, 褔芯谐芯 褍 泄芯谐芯 锌芯械蟹褨褟褏 褌邪泻 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褨斜斜褨谢褨泄薪懈褏 邪谢褞蟹褨泄. 袙褨薪 胁褨写锌芯胁褨胁, 褖芯 褏芯褌褨胁 褋褌胁芯褉懈褌懈 褖芯褋褜 斜谢懈蟹褜泻械 褨 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢械 写褍卸械 胁械谢懈泻褨泄 泻褨谢褜泻芯褋褌褨 褔懈褌邪褔褨胁. 袛芯写邪褦 谐谢懈斜懈薪懈, 蟹胁褨褋薪芯, 褟泻褖芯 褋锌懈褉邪褌懈褋褟 薪邪 泻褨谢褜泻邪褌懈褋褟褔芯谢褨褌薪褨泄 褋锌邪写芯泻:)
袦械薪褨 蟹写邪褦褌褜褋褟, 褖芯 褍 锌褉芯蟹褨 褉芯蟹胁懈胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 褨 褑械 薪邪 写邪薪芯屑褍 械褌邪锌褨 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖邪 锌褉芯蟹芯胁邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪. 袦械薪褕械 蟹邪褌褟谐薪褍褌芯褋褌褨, 胁褋械 胁 褌芯褔泻褍, 屑邪泄卸械 薪械屑邪褦 谢懈褕薪褨褏 褋谢褨胁. 肖褨薪邪谢褨胁 锌芯泻懈 褌械卸 薪械屑邪, 胁褋械 芯斜褉懈胁邪褦褌褜褋褟.
笑懈褌邪褌懈, 褟泻褨 蟹邪薪芯褌褍胁邪谢邪: "袙褌褉邪褔邪褌懈 谐芯谢芯胁褍 褉芯蟹褍屑薪褨褕械 胁 锌械褉械胁褨褉械薪懈褏 屑褨褋褑褟褏".
"袙械褔褨褉 锌芯胁褨谢褜薪芯 屑褨薪褟胁 锌芯胁褨褌褉褟, 褟泻 谐芯褌械谢褜薪褍 斜褨谢懈蟹薪褍, 褉芯斜谢褟褔懈 蟹械谢械薪褜 褌械屑薪芯褞, 邪 褕懈斜泻懈 褉芯卸械胁懈屑懈".
"袞懈褌褌褟 屑邪褦 谢懈褕械 写胁邪 褕谢褟褏懈: 芯写懈薪 胁械写械 写芯 褉邪褞, 褨薪褕懈泄 鈥� 写芯 锌械泻谢邪. 些芯锌褉邪胁写邪, 胁 斜邪谐邪褌褜芯褏 屑褨褋褑褟褏 胁芯薪懈 锌械褉械褌懈薪邪褞褌褜褋褟".
"袙懈锌懈胁褕懈, 屑邪泄褋褌械褉 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪胁 锌褉芯 卸懈褌褌褟, 袦邪褉褨芯 褋谢褍褏邪胁 薪械褍胁邪卸薪芯, 邪 锌芯褔褍褌芯屑褍 薪械 薪邪写褌芯 胁褨褉懈胁, 斜芯 泻芯谢懈 胁褨褉懈褌懈 携褕褨, 胁懈褏芯写懈谢芯 褌邪泻, 褖芯 胁 褋胁褨褌褨 薪械 谢懈褕懈谢芯褋褟 卸褨薪芯泻, 蟹 褟泻懈屑懈 胁褨薪 薪械 褋锌邪胁, 褨 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻褨胁, 蟹 褟泻懈屑懈 胁褨薪 薪械 锌懈胁".
"袡 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻懈 斜懈谢懈褋褟 薪邪 薪芯卸邪褏 蟹邪 锌褉邪胁芯 泻褍锌懈褌懈 褩泄 斜褍泻械褌 锌芯谢褜芯胁懈褏 泻胁褨褌褨胁. 袗谢械 谢懈褕械 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 薪懈褏 胁褨写泻褉懈胁 褩褩 褋械褉褑械 鈥� 褉邪写褨褋薪械, 褟泻 胁械谢芯褋懈锌械写薪懈泄 蟹邪屑芯泻, 褨 蟹邪斜褉邪胁 蟹胁褨写褌懈 褌邪褦屑薪褍 锌褉褍卸懈薪褍"
"袙 褨薪写褨泄褋褜泻芯屑褍 泻褨薪芯 褌邪泻褨 谐械褉芯褩 蟹邪蟹胁懈褔邪泄 蟹谢芯胁卸懈胁邪褞褌褜 胁谢邪写芯褞. 袉 褌械褉锌褨薪薪褟屑 谐谢褟写邪褔褨胁."
"袥褨泻邪褉褞 褏胁芯褉褨 褌械卸 薪械 锌芯写芯斜邪谢懈褋褜. 袣芯屑褍 斜褍写褍褌褜 锌芯写芯斜邪褌懈褋褜 写芯褏芯写褟谐懈, 褖芯 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯 薪邪屑邪谐邪褞褌褜褋褟 胁懈锌谢褞薪褍褌懈 褌邪斜谢械褌泻懈 泄 锌褉芯薪械褋褌懈 胁 锌邪谢邪褌褍 邪谢泻芯谐芯谢褜?"
"小褌褉械褋 鈥� 褑械 泻芯谢懈 褌懈 谐褉邪褦褕 薪邪 械谢械泻褌褉芯谐褨褌邪褉褨, 邪 胁 蟹邪谢褨 薪械屑邪褦 械谢械泻褌褉懈泻懈".
"袨褔褨 胁 薪褜芯谐芯 斜褍谢懈 锌褨写 泻芯谢褨褉 泻芯褋褌褞屑邪 鈥� 褌邪泻褨 卸 蟹邪锌褉邪薪褨, 褌邪泻褨 卸 斜谢邪泻懈褌薪褨".
"袞懈褌褌褟 褋锌芯胁薪械薪械 芯屑邪薪 褨 褌邪褦屑薪懈褑褜, 褨 褌褉械斜邪 屑邪褌懈 蟹邪谢褨蟹薪褨 薪械褉胁懈 褌邪 褏芯谢芯写薪械 褋械褉褑械, 邪斜懈 写芯褋谢褍褏芯胁褍胁邪褌懈 褉邪薪泻芯胁褨 薪芯胁懈薪懈 褏芯褔邪 斜 写芯 锌褉芯谐薪芯蟹褍 锌芯谐芯写懈."
"袗写卸械 泻芯卸械薪 薪芯褉屑邪谢褜薪懈泄 锌芯械褌 屑芯卸械 褋锌懈薪懈褌懈 褋胁芯褩屑懈 褋谢芯胁邪屑懈 斜褍写褜-褟泻褍 泻褉芯胁芯褌械褔褍".
袦械薪褨 蟹写邪褦褌褜褋褟, 褖芯 褍 锌褉芯蟹褨 褉芯蟹胁懈胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 褨 褑械 薪邪 写邪薪芯屑褍 械褌邪锌褨 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖邪 锌褉芯蟹芯胁邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪. 袦械薪褕械 蟹邪褌褟谐薪褍褌芯褋褌褨, 胁褋械 胁 褌芯褔泻褍, 屑邪泄卸械 薪械屑邪褦 谢懈褕薪褨褏 褋谢褨胁. 肖褨薪邪谢褨胁 锌芯泻懈 褌械卸 薪械屑邪, 胁褋械 芯斜褉懈胁邪褦褌褜褋褟.
笑懈褌邪褌懈, 褟泻褨 蟹邪薪芯褌褍胁邪谢邪: "袙褌褉邪褔邪褌懈 谐芯谢芯胁褍 褉芯蟹褍屑薪褨褕械 胁 锌械褉械胁褨褉械薪懈褏 屑褨褋褑褟褏".
"袙械褔褨褉 锌芯胁褨谢褜薪芯 屑褨薪褟胁 锌芯胁褨褌褉褟, 褟泻 谐芯褌械谢褜薪褍 斜褨谢懈蟹薪褍, 褉芯斜谢褟褔懈 蟹械谢械薪褜 褌械屑薪芯褞, 邪 褕懈斜泻懈 褉芯卸械胁懈屑懈".
"袞懈褌褌褟 屑邪褦 谢懈褕械 写胁邪 褕谢褟褏懈: 芯写懈薪 胁械写械 写芯 褉邪褞, 褨薪褕懈泄 鈥� 写芯 锌械泻谢邪. 些芯锌褉邪胁写邪, 胁 斜邪谐邪褌褜芯褏 屑褨褋褑褟褏 胁芯薪懈 锌械褉械褌懈薪邪褞褌褜褋褟".
"袙懈锌懈胁褕懈, 屑邪泄褋褌械褉 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪胁 锌褉芯 卸懈褌褌褟, 袦邪褉褨芯 褋谢褍褏邪胁 薪械褍胁邪卸薪芯, 邪 锌芯褔褍褌芯屑褍 薪械 薪邪写褌芯 胁褨褉懈胁, 斜芯 泻芯谢懈 胁褨褉懈褌懈 携褕褨, 胁懈褏芯写懈谢芯 褌邪泻, 褖芯 胁 褋胁褨褌褨 薪械 谢懈褕懈谢芯褋褟 卸褨薪芯泻, 蟹 褟泻懈屑懈 胁褨薪 薪械 褋锌邪胁, 褨 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻褨胁, 蟹 褟泻懈屑懈 胁褨薪 薪械 锌懈胁".
"袡 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻懈 斜懈谢懈褋褟 薪邪 薪芯卸邪褏 蟹邪 锌褉邪胁芯 泻褍锌懈褌懈 褩泄 斜褍泻械褌 锌芯谢褜芯胁懈褏 泻胁褨褌褨胁. 袗谢械 谢懈褕械 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 薪懈褏 胁褨写泻褉懈胁 褩褩 褋械褉褑械 鈥� 褉邪写褨褋薪械, 褟泻 胁械谢芯褋懈锌械写薪懈泄 蟹邪屑芯泻, 褨 蟹邪斜褉邪胁 蟹胁褨写褌懈 褌邪褦屑薪褍 锌褉褍卸懈薪褍"
"袙 褨薪写褨泄褋褜泻芯屑褍 泻褨薪芯 褌邪泻褨 谐械褉芯褩 蟹邪蟹胁懈褔邪泄 蟹谢芯胁卸懈胁邪褞褌褜 胁谢邪写芯褞. 袉 褌械褉锌褨薪薪褟屑 谐谢褟写邪褔褨胁."
"袥褨泻邪褉褞 褏胁芯褉褨 褌械卸 薪械 锌芯写芯斜邪谢懈褋褜. 袣芯屑褍 斜褍写褍褌褜 锌芯写芯斜邪褌懈褋褜 写芯褏芯写褟谐懈, 褖芯 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯 薪邪屑邪谐邪褞褌褜褋褟 胁懈锌谢褞薪褍褌懈 褌邪斜谢械褌泻懈 泄 锌褉芯薪械褋褌懈 胁 锌邪谢邪褌褍 邪谢泻芯谐芯谢褜?"
"小褌褉械褋 鈥� 褑械 泻芯谢懈 褌懈 谐褉邪褦褕 薪邪 械谢械泻褌褉芯谐褨褌邪褉褨, 邪 胁 蟹邪谢褨 薪械屑邪褦 械谢械泻褌褉懈泻懈".
"袨褔褨 胁 薪褜芯谐芯 斜褍谢懈 锌褨写 泻芯谢褨褉 泻芯褋褌褞屑邪 鈥� 褌邪泻褨 卸 蟹邪锌褉邪薪褨, 褌邪泻褨 卸 斜谢邪泻懈褌薪褨".
"袞懈褌褌褟 褋锌芯胁薪械薪械 芯屑邪薪 褨 褌邪褦屑薪懈褑褜, 褨 褌褉械斜邪 屑邪褌懈 蟹邪谢褨蟹薪褨 薪械褉胁懈 褌邪 褏芯谢芯写薪械 褋械褉褑械, 邪斜懈 写芯褋谢褍褏芯胁褍胁邪褌懈 褉邪薪泻芯胁褨 薪芯胁懈薪懈 褏芯褔邪 斜 写芯 锌褉芯谐薪芯蟹褍 锌芯谐芯写懈."
"袗写卸械 泻芯卸械薪 薪芯褉屑邪谢褜薪懈泄 锌芯械褌 屑芯卸械 褋锌懈薪懈褌懈 褋胁芯褩屑懈 褋谢芯胁邪屑懈 斜褍写褜-褟泻褍 泻褉芯胁芯褌械褔褍".
June 21, 2024
Nein, ich habe nichts dagegen: Ficken, saufen, pr眉geln- das war und ist die postsowjetische Ukraine und Zhadan schafft es scheinbar m眉helos, dem Stoff poetische Seiten abzugewinnen. Die unaufgeregte Sprache und der trockene Blick auf das, was ist, pr盲gen den Stil, dessen poetische Kraft nicht zuletzt der "Exotik" einer Lebenswelt entspringt, die den meisten Westeurop盲ern fremd ist. Ich las, dass es sich dabei um eine Liebeserkl盲rung Zhadans an seine Heimat handele. Nun ja, wenn eine Vergewaltigung "Liebe" ist, dann ist die Beschreibung der Vergewaltigten wom枚glich eine Liebeserkl盲rung, dann mag es stimmen. Sieht man das anders, ist es nichts als die ehrliche Bestandsaufnahme eines zivilisatorischen Zustands, der dringend zu ver盲ndern w盲re. Nun ist allerdings der Krieg dazwischen gekommen und Zhadan wird k眉nftig neue Defekte zu beschreiben haben, wenn der mal zu Ende ist. Schuld ist also nicht der Autor, wenn z.B. das Frauenbild nicht dem entspricht, was heute "politisch korrekt" w盲re; das hier entfaltete Ukraine- Bild, das eigentlich ein Charkiw- Bild ist, entspricht insgesamt einem solchen Wunschbild eher nicht. Daf眉r ist es ehrlich. So ist es eben. Die Jungs und jungen M盲nner sind, wie sie sind, nicht einmal die "professionelle Arbeitslosigkeit" aus Gr眉nden der Lust- und Antriebslosigkeit wird ausgespart, und die Frauen nehmen sich aus dem, was Rest- Menschlichkeit ist, das, was sie davon zum Leben gebrauchen k枚nnen. Insofern sind die Frauen in ihrer Hilflosigkeit wieder einmal die eigentlichen Heldinnen. W盲hrend die M盲nner dem traditionellen M盲nnlichkeitsbild verhaftet bleiben und insofern mitnichten der Zukunft zugewandt sind, sind die Frauen unverklemmt und moralisch unbeschwert in ihrer Lust und ihren Tr盲umen. So sieht die Zukunft aus. Und es werden auch nach diesem Krieg wieder die ukrainischen Frauen sein, die ihre zerst枚rten M盲nner aufbauen und 眉ber Wasser halten m眉ssen und die das schaffen werden. Anders kenne ich sie nicht.
Aber das ist Spekulation. Was vorliegt, ist literarisch eine anspruchsvolle Komposition: Der Reigen eigenst盲ndiger Erz盲hlungen wird reizvoll dadurch zusammengehalten, dass Personen, die bereits in einer der vorausgegangenen Erz盲hlungen eine Rolle spielten, als Hauptpersonen einer n盲chsten wieder auftauchen. So entfaltet sich ein Panorama von Lebensbildern, das - bei aller Gleichf枚rmigkeit "im Gro脽en" - im Einzelnen individuell und unverwechselbar ist. Man sieht, Zhadan interessiert sich nicht f眉r "das Gro脽e Ganze" oder Allgemeine. Seine Kunst besteht darin, das Individuelle verallgemeinerbar darzustellen, ohne es zu werten, ohne zu loben oder zu verurteilen. Keines dieser Leben ist besser oder schlechter als das andere. Alles ist menschlich, nichts ist "Allgemein- Menschlich", sprich, nichts wird idealisiert oder w盲re auch nur im Ansatz idealisierbar. Von daher ist das mit der Liebeserkl盲rung Quatsch, es sei denn, jemand liebt den Menschen in seiner ganzen Unvollkommenheit. Davon spricht weniger der Autor (in seinen Reden), davon sprechen vielmehr seine Texte. Das ist im Kleinen gro脽e Literatur. Als Autor ist Zhadan ein Gro脽er.
Daf眉r also gibt es eine unbedingte Leseempfehlung f眉r Leser/innen, die sich auf den Text einlassen wollen, ohne Spannung oder gro脽artige Handlungen zu erwarten. Es passiert nicht viel; es passiert gleichzeitig alles. Und der durchschnittlich- gelangweilte B眉ro- Westeurop盲er wird erschauernd davon tr盲umen, auch mal einer solchen Party beizuwohnen, von solchen Frauen an- und ausgezogen zu werden. Schon deswegen lohnt sich die Lekt眉re. Wir haben "hier bei uns" viel gewonnen, aber eben auch viel verloren. Zhadan zeigt es uns.
Aber das ist Spekulation. Was vorliegt, ist literarisch eine anspruchsvolle Komposition: Der Reigen eigenst盲ndiger Erz盲hlungen wird reizvoll dadurch zusammengehalten, dass Personen, die bereits in einer der vorausgegangenen Erz盲hlungen eine Rolle spielten, als Hauptpersonen einer n盲chsten wieder auftauchen. So entfaltet sich ein Panorama von Lebensbildern, das - bei aller Gleichf枚rmigkeit "im Gro脽en" - im Einzelnen individuell und unverwechselbar ist. Man sieht, Zhadan interessiert sich nicht f眉r "das Gro脽e Ganze" oder Allgemeine. Seine Kunst besteht darin, das Individuelle verallgemeinerbar darzustellen, ohne es zu werten, ohne zu loben oder zu verurteilen. Keines dieser Leben ist besser oder schlechter als das andere. Alles ist menschlich, nichts ist "Allgemein- Menschlich", sprich, nichts wird idealisiert oder w盲re auch nur im Ansatz idealisierbar. Von daher ist das mit der Liebeserkl盲rung Quatsch, es sei denn, jemand liebt den Menschen in seiner ganzen Unvollkommenheit. Davon spricht weniger der Autor (in seinen Reden), davon sprechen vielmehr seine Texte. Das ist im Kleinen gro脽e Literatur. Als Autor ist Zhadan ein Gro脽er.
Daf眉r also gibt es eine unbedingte Leseempfehlung f眉r Leser/innen, die sich auf den Text einlassen wollen, ohne Spannung oder gro脽artige Handlungen zu erwarten. Es passiert nicht viel; es passiert gleichzeitig alles. Und der durchschnittlich- gelangweilte B眉ro- Westeurop盲er wird erschauernd davon tr盲umen, auch mal einer solchen Party beizuwohnen, von solchen Frauen an- und ausgezogen zu werden. Schon deswegen lohnt sich die Lekt眉re. Wir haben "hier bei uns" viel gewonnen, aber eben auch viel verloren. Zhadan zeigt es uns.
February 15, 2024
Ar j奴su at募auju - 10 zvaigznes. Viens no skaist膩kajiem un paties膩kajiem tekstiem, k膩ds las墨ts. Raupj拧, bet t墨rs un vij墨gs. Sav膿rpts, bet nesamudr墨ts. 沤adana darbu lieku to rom膩nu kategorij膩, kas las墨t膩ju padara par lab膩ku cilv膿ku. Nu, vismaz uz to br墨di, kam膿r cilv膿ks lasa.
November 13, 2021
携泻褖芯 斜械蟹 泻芯锌褨锌邪褋褌懈 邪薪芯褌邪褑褨泄, 袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褟 - 锌褉芯 啸邪褉泻褨胁 褨 斜褍写械薪薪械 卸懈褌褌褟 泻褉褨蟹褜 锌褉懈蟹屑褍 写械胁鈥櫻徰傂� 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻褨胁 褨蟹 锌芯薪褨胁械褔械薪懈屑 卸懈褌褌褟屑 褌邪 褍褟胁谢械薪薪褟屑 锌褉芯 褋胁褨褌.
袩芯薪褨胁械褔械薪褨, 褏褌芯 褟泻: 锌谢懈薪芯屑 褔邪褋褍, 褉邪写褟薪褖懈薪芯褞, 械泻芯薪芯屑褨褔薪芯褞 泻褉懈蟹芯褞, 锌褉芯泻谢褟褌褌褟屑 锌邪褌褉褨邪褉褏邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 胁懈褏芯胁邪薪薪褟, 邪 褔械褉械蟹 褌械 - 薪械褖邪褋谢懈胁懈屑 泻芯褏邪薪薪褟屑, 锌芯写械泻褍写懈 - 褍褋褨屑 褋褉邪蟹褍.
袚械褉芯褩 屑褨褋褌邪 邪斜芯 褋褌褉邪卸写邪褞褌褜, 邪斜芯 蟹屑褍褕褍褞褌褜 褋褌褉邪卸写邪褌懈, 泻褉邪褖械 - 胁褋械 芯写薪芯褔邪褋薪芯. 袞邪写邪薪 胁屑褨谢芯 褋褌胁芯褉褞褦 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟 斜褉褍写褍: 褌懈 褔懈褌邪褦褕 锌褉芯 褌懈褏, 泻芯谐芯 斜 芯屑懈薪褍胁 锌鈥櫻徰傂狙� 写芯褉芯谐芯褞, 邪谢械 胁褋械芯写薪芯 褑褨泻邪胁芯 锌褨写谐谢褟薪褍褌懈, 褟泻 褨 褖芯 褍 薪懈褏 褌邪屑 胁 卸懈褌褌褨, 褨 胁 谐芯谢芯胁邪褏.
袗 褌邪屑 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨 斜械蟹 褋褞褉锌褉懈蟹褨胁. 效芯谢芯胁褨褔褨 锌芯褋褌邪褌褨 褋褌胁械褉写卸褍褞褌褜褋褟 褔械褉械蟹 薪邪褋懈谢褜褋褌胁芯, 蟹邪谢褟泻褍胁邪薪薪褟, 锌芯蟹斜邪胁谢械薪薪褟 褨薪褕懈褏 锌械胁薪懈褏 斜谢邪谐 褔懈 胁芯谢褨. 孝邪泻懈泄 褋芯斜褨 薪邪褋懈谢褜薪懈褑褜泻懈泄 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈蟹屑.
袛芯 锌褉懈泻谢邪写褍, 泻芯卸薪邪 褋褑械薪邪 褋械泻褋褍 胁 袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褩 褑械 褌械褏薪褨褔薪芯 蟹覒胁邪谢褌褍胁邪薪薪褟: 卸褨薪泻懈 胁懈褋谢芯胁谢褞褞褌褜 薪械斜邪卸邪薪薪褟, 芯锌懈褉邪褞褌褜褋褟, 斜谢邪谐邪褞褌褜 褑褜芯谐芯 薪械 褉芯斜懈褌懈. 小械泻褋 - 褑械 蟹邪胁卸写懈 芦胁芯薪邪 蟹写懈胁褍胁邪谢邪褋褜 褨 褋锌褉芯斜褍胁邪谢邪 锌褨写胁械褋褌懈褋褜, 邪谢械 胁褨薪 褌褉懈屑邪胁 褩褩 蟹邪 褉褍泻懈 褨 褌褟谐薪褍胁 写芯 褋械斜械. 袧褍, 褖芯 褌懈? 袧械 褌褉械斜邪! 鈥� 锌褉芯褋懈谢邪 胁芯薪邪. 袗谢械 泄芯谐芯 褑械 谢懈褕械 锌褨写褕褌芯胁褏薪褍谢芯 胁锌械褉械写. 袚芯谢芯胁薪械 - 薪械 蟹褍锌懈薪褟褌懈褋褜, 褍泻芯褌褉械 锌芯写褍屑邪胁 胁褨薪 褨 蟹薪芯胁褍 褉褨褕褍褔械 胁蟹褟胁褋褟 蟹邪 褎褍褌斜芯谢泻褍禄. 袚芯谢芯胁薪械 - 蟹写械褉褌懈 芯写褟谐, 蟹褌褉邪褏邪褌懈, 泻褨薪褔懈褌懈 胁 薪械褩, 薪械 锌懈褌邪褞褔懈 写芯蟹胁芯谢褍, 褨 蟹邪褋薪褍褌懈.
袩褉芯 泻褍谢褜褌褍褉褍 蟹谐芯写懈 褌邪屑 薪械 褔褍谢懈, 薪褍 邪 褏褌芯 卸 写邪褋褌褜 锌褉芯 褑械 蟹邪褩泻薪褍褌懈褋褜. 袞褨薪泻邪 - 芯斜鈥櫻斝貉�. 袧邪胁褨褌褜 褟泻褖芯 褋邪屑芯褋褌褨泄薪邪, 褩褩 褌褉械斜邪 蟹邪谐邪褉斜邪褌懈 邪斜芯 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯 写褍屑邪褌懈, 褟泻 褩褩 蟹邪谐邪褉斜邪褌懈, 褨薪褕芯谐芯 - 薪械 写邪薪芯.
袩褉芯褌械 斜褍谢芯 褑褨泻邪胁芯 蟹邪薪褍褉懈褌懈褋褜 薪邪 泻褨谢褜泻邪 写薪褨胁 褍 屑懈褋谢械薪薪褟, 褋锌芯胁薪械薪械 胁褨写褔邪褞, 褋械泻褋懈蟹屑褍, 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯褩 薪械斜械蟹锌械泻懈, 褨 写褍褕械胁薪芯谐芯 薪械褋锌芯泻芯褞. 袟邪 写械泻褨谢褜泻邪 谐芯写懈薪 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟, 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁 袦械褋邪锌芯褌邪屑褨褩 胁褋械-褌邪泻懈 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褕 褉芯蟹褍屑褨褌懈 褌邪 褋锌褨胁锌械褉械卸懈胁邪褌懈, 邪谢械 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈, 薪邪褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 泄 谢褞褌芯 薪械薪邪胁懈写褨褌懈, 芯褌邪泻邪 芯褌 泻薪懈谐邪.
袗谢械 薪械 胁褋械 褌邪泻 锌芯谐邪薪芯. 袟邪 褌芯薪泻褨, 谢褨褉懈褔薪褨 褨 褌邪泻褨 褌芯褔薪褨 芯锌懈褋懈 啸邪褉泻芯胁邪 屑芯卸薪邪 锌褉芯写邪褌懈 写褍褕褍. 携泻 卸械 卸 袞邪写邪薪 谢褞斜懈褌褜 褌芯泄 啸邪褉泻褨胁 - 泄芯谐芯 胁褍谢懈褔泻懈, 锌褨写鈥櫻椥沸葱�, 谢褞写械泄, 谐芯谢芯褋 褨 写褍褕褍 屑褨褋褌邪, 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦 泻褉邪褟褌懈褋褟 褋械褉褑械.
袧邪锌懈褋邪胁褕懈 芦袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褞禄, 胁褨薪 褌邪泻懈 褍胁褨褔薪懈胁 啸邪褉泻褨胁, 褟泻 袚褞谐芯 褍胁褨褔薪懈胁 小芯斜芯褉 锌邪褉懈蟹褜泻芯褩 袘芯谐芯屑邪褌械褉褨. 笑械 褌芯泄 褋邪屑懈泄 泻械泄褋, 泻芯谢懈 褌懈 褔械泻邪褦褕 褋褌芯褉褨薪泻芯胁懈褏 芯锌懈褋褨胁, 锌芯胁薪懈褏 械锌褨褌械褌褨胁 褌邪 蟹胁芯褉芯褌褨胁, 斜芯 薪褍 写褍卸械 屑邪泄褋褌械褉薪芯, 锌褉邪胁写邪.
袨锌懈褋懈 屑褨褋褌邪 芯卸懈胁谢褞褞褌褜 泄芯谐芯 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁, 邪 泄芯谐芯 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 (写褍屑邪褞, 褖芯 薪邪胁褨褌褜 薪械 胁懈谐邪写邪薪褨), 胁懈泻谢懈泻邪褞褌褜 褌械, 褖芯 褨 斜褍谢芯 蟹邪写褍屑邪薪芯 胁懈泻谢懈泻邪褌懈. 小械斜褌芯 褉芯屑邪薪 胁懈泄褕芯胁 褑褨谢褨褋薪懈泄 褨 蟹薪邪泻芯胁懈泄.
携 斜 锌芯褉邪写懈谢邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 褍 褉邪蟹褨, 褟泻褖芯 蟹覒胁邪谢褌褍胁邪薪薪褟 薪械 写褍卸械 褌褉懈谐械褉懈褌褜, 胁芯薪芯 褌邪屑 薪械 褌邪泻 褔邪褋褌芯
袩芯薪褨胁械褔械薪褨, 褏褌芯 褟泻: 锌谢懈薪芯屑 褔邪褋褍, 褉邪写褟薪褖懈薪芯褞, 械泻芯薪芯屑褨褔薪芯褞 泻褉懈蟹芯褞, 锌褉芯泻谢褟褌褌褟屑 锌邪褌褉褨邪褉褏邪谢褜薪芯谐芯 胁懈褏芯胁邪薪薪褟, 邪 褔械褉械蟹 褌械 - 薪械褖邪褋谢懈胁懈屑 泻芯褏邪薪薪褟屑, 锌芯写械泻褍写懈 - 褍褋褨屑 褋褉邪蟹褍.
袚械褉芯褩 屑褨褋褌邪 邪斜芯 褋褌褉邪卸写邪褞褌褜, 邪斜芯 蟹屑褍褕褍褞褌褜 褋褌褉邪卸写邪褌懈, 泻褉邪褖械 - 胁褋械 芯写薪芯褔邪褋薪芯. 袞邪写邪薪 胁屑褨谢芯 褋褌胁芯褉褞褦 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟 斜褉褍写褍: 褌懈 褔懈褌邪褦褕 锌褉芯 褌懈褏, 泻芯谐芯 斜 芯屑懈薪褍胁 锌鈥櫻徰傂狙� 写芯褉芯谐芯褞, 邪谢械 胁褋械芯写薪芯 褑褨泻邪胁芯 锌褨写谐谢褟薪褍褌懈, 褟泻 褨 褖芯 褍 薪懈褏 褌邪屑 胁 卸懈褌褌褨, 褨 胁 谐芯谢芯胁邪褏.
袗 褌邪屑 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨 斜械蟹 褋褞褉锌褉懈蟹褨胁. 效芯谢芯胁褨褔褨 锌芯褋褌邪褌褨 褋褌胁械褉写卸褍褞褌褜褋褟 褔械褉械蟹 薪邪褋懈谢褜褋褌胁芯, 蟹邪谢褟泻褍胁邪薪薪褟, 锌芯蟹斜邪胁谢械薪薪褟 褨薪褕懈褏 锌械胁薪懈褏 斜谢邪谐 褔懈 胁芯谢褨. 孝邪泻懈泄 褋芯斜褨 薪邪褋懈谢褜薪懈褑褜泻懈泄 褉芯屑邪薪褌懈蟹屑.
袛芯 锌褉懈泻谢邪写褍, 泻芯卸薪邪 褋褑械薪邪 褋械泻褋褍 胁 袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褩 褑械 褌械褏薪褨褔薪芯 蟹覒胁邪谢褌褍胁邪薪薪褟: 卸褨薪泻懈 胁懈褋谢芯胁谢褞褞褌褜 薪械斜邪卸邪薪薪褟, 芯锌懈褉邪褞褌褜褋褟, 斜谢邪谐邪褞褌褜 褑褜芯谐芯 薪械 褉芯斜懈褌懈. 小械泻褋 - 褑械 蟹邪胁卸写懈 芦胁芯薪邪 蟹写懈胁褍胁邪谢邪褋褜 褨 褋锌褉芯斜褍胁邪谢邪 锌褨写胁械褋褌懈褋褜, 邪谢械 胁褨薪 褌褉懈屑邪胁 褩褩 蟹邪 褉褍泻懈 褨 褌褟谐薪褍胁 写芯 褋械斜械. 袧褍, 褖芯 褌懈? 袧械 褌褉械斜邪! 鈥� 锌褉芯褋懈谢邪 胁芯薪邪. 袗谢械 泄芯谐芯 褑械 谢懈褕械 锌褨写褕褌芯胁褏薪褍谢芯 胁锌械褉械写. 袚芯谢芯胁薪械 - 薪械 蟹褍锌懈薪褟褌懈褋褜, 褍泻芯褌褉械 锌芯写褍屑邪胁 胁褨薪 褨 蟹薪芯胁褍 褉褨褕褍褔械 胁蟹褟胁褋褟 蟹邪 褎褍褌斜芯谢泻褍禄. 袚芯谢芯胁薪械 - 蟹写械褉褌懈 芯写褟谐, 蟹褌褉邪褏邪褌懈, 泻褨薪褔懈褌懈 胁 薪械褩, 薪械 锌懈褌邪褞褔懈 写芯蟹胁芯谢褍, 褨 蟹邪褋薪褍褌懈.
袩褉芯 泻褍谢褜褌褍褉褍 蟹谐芯写懈 褌邪屑 薪械 褔褍谢懈, 薪褍 邪 褏褌芯 卸 写邪褋褌褜 锌褉芯 褑械 蟹邪褩泻薪褍褌懈褋褜. 袞褨薪泻邪 - 芯斜鈥櫻斝貉�. 袧邪胁褨褌褜 褟泻褖芯 褋邪屑芯褋褌褨泄薪邪, 褩褩 褌褉械斜邪 蟹邪谐邪褉斜邪褌懈 邪斜芯 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯 写褍屑邪褌懈, 褟泻 褩褩 蟹邪谐邪褉斜邪褌懈, 褨薪褕芯谐芯 - 薪械 写邪薪芯.
袩褉芯褌械 斜褍谢芯 褑褨泻邪胁芯 蟹邪薪褍褉懈褌懈褋褜 薪邪 泻褨谢褜泻邪 写薪褨胁 褍 屑懈褋谢械薪薪褟, 褋锌芯胁薪械薪械 胁褨写褔邪褞, 褋械泻褋懈蟹屑褍, 胁褨写褔褍褌褌褟 锌芯褋褌褨泄薪芯褩 薪械斜械蟹锌械泻懈, 褨 写褍褕械胁薪芯谐芯 薪械褋锌芯泻芯褞. 袟邪 写械泻褨谢褜泻邪 谐芯写懈薪 褔懈褌邪薪薪褟, 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁 袦械褋邪锌芯褌邪屑褨褩 胁褋械-褌邪泻懈 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦褕 褉芯蟹褍屑褨褌懈 褌邪 褋锌褨胁锌械褉械卸懈胁邪褌懈, 邪谢械 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈, 薪邪褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 泄 谢褞褌芯 薪械薪邪胁懈写褨褌懈, 芯褌邪泻邪 芯褌 泻薪懈谐邪.
袗谢械 薪械 胁褋械 褌邪泻 锌芯谐邪薪芯. 袟邪 褌芯薪泻褨, 谢褨褉懈褔薪褨 褨 褌邪泻褨 褌芯褔薪褨 芯锌懈褋懈 啸邪褉泻芯胁邪 屑芯卸薪邪 锌褉芯写邪褌懈 写褍褕褍. 携泻 卸械 卸 袞邪写邪薪 谢褞斜懈褌褜 褌芯泄 啸邪褉泻褨胁 - 泄芯谐芯 胁褍谢懈褔泻懈, 锌褨写鈥櫻椥沸葱�, 谢褞写械泄, 谐芯谢芯褋 褨 写褍褕褍 屑褨褋褌邪, 锌芯褔懈薪邪褦 泻褉邪褟褌懈褋褟 褋械褉褑械.
袧邪锌懈褋邪胁褕懈 芦袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褞禄, 胁褨薪 褌邪泻懈 褍胁褨褔薪懈胁 啸邪褉泻褨胁, 褟泻 袚褞谐芯 褍胁褨褔薪懈胁 小芯斜芯褉 锌邪褉懈蟹褜泻芯褩 袘芯谐芯屑邪褌械褉褨. 笑械 褌芯泄 褋邪屑懈泄 泻械泄褋, 泻芯谢懈 褌懈 褔械泻邪褦褕 褋褌芯褉褨薪泻芯胁懈褏 芯锌懈褋褨胁, 锌芯胁薪懈褏 械锌褨褌械褌褨胁 褌邪 蟹胁芯褉芯褌褨胁, 斜芯 薪褍 写褍卸械 屑邪泄褋褌械褉薪芯, 锌褉邪胁写邪.
袨锌懈褋懈 屑褨褋褌邪 芯卸懈胁谢褞褞褌褜 泄芯谐芯 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁, 邪 泄芯谐芯 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 (写褍屑邪褞, 褖芯 薪邪胁褨褌褜 薪械 胁懈谐邪写邪薪褨), 胁懈泻谢懈泻邪褞褌褜 褌械, 褖芯 褨 斜褍谢芯 蟹邪写褍屑邪薪芯 胁懈泻谢懈泻邪褌懈. 小械斜褌芯 褉芯屑邪薪 胁懈泄褕芯胁 褑褨谢褨褋薪懈泄 褨 蟹薪邪泻芯胁懈泄.
携 斜 锌芯褉邪写懈谢邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 褍 褉邪蟹褨, 褟泻褖芯 蟹覒胁邪谢褌褍胁邪薪薪褟 薪械 写褍卸械 褌褉懈谐械褉懈褌褜, 胁芯薪芯 褌邪屑 薪械 褌邪泻 褔邪褋褌芯
December 3, 2014
袩芯 斜芯谢褜褕芯屑褍 褋褔械褌褍, 胁褋械 懈褋褌芯褉懈懈 袞邪写邪薪邪 鈥� 芯斜 芯写薪芯屑 懈 褌芯屑 卸械. 啸芯褌褟 胁褘胁芯写懈褌褜 褋褍褏芯泄 芯褋褌邪褌芯泻 懈写械泄 懈 褋屑褘褋谢芯胁 懈蟹 薪懈褏 斜褘谢芯 斜褘 蟹邪薪褟褌懈械屑 谐谢褍锌褘屑 懈 薪械薪褍卸薪褘屑. 小锌芯褉懈褌褜 褋 褝褌懈屑 谢械谐泻芯 (褟 斜褘 懈 褋邪屑 锌芯褋锌芯褉懈谢), 薪芯 芯褌 褌芯谐芯, 褔褌芯 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹褘 懈蟹 鈥溞溞笛佇拘啃狙傂靶夹感糕€� 褍胁械褉械薪薪芯 薪邪褏芯写褟褌 胁薪褍褌褉懈 谢褍薪泻褍, 锌褉芯斜懈褌褍褞 械褖械 鈥溞斝敌啃笛� 袦芯写鈥�, 鈥溞π秆傂把傂叫感盒拘尖€�, 鈥溞撔感夹叫靶夹糕€�, 鈥溞溞把€邪写芯薪芯泄鈥� 鈥� 薪懈泻褍写邪 薪械 写械褌褜褋褟, 写邪卸械 械褋谢懈 鈥溞溞笛佇拘啃狙傂靶夹秆忊€� 泻邪泻 斜褍写褌芯 斜褘 斜芯谢褜褕械 芯 谢褞斜胁懈, 邪 鈥溞溞把€邪写芯薪邪鈥� - 泻邪泻 斜褍写褌芯 斜褘 斜芯谢褜褕械 芯 蟹谢芯褋褌懈.
袙屑械褋褌械 褋 褌械屑, 袞邪写邪薪 薪邪褋褌芯谢褜泻芯 褍蟹薪邪胁邪械屑, 褔褌芯 械谐芯 胁褘写邪褞褌 芯写懈薪-写胁邪 芯斜褉邪蟹邪. 袞褍泻懈, 泻芯褌芯褉褘械 蟹邪锌芯谢蟹邪褞褌 薪邪屑 胁 泻邪褉屑邪薪褘 懈 褋褌褉邪写邪褞褌 褌邪屑 芯褌 芯写懈薪芯褔械褋褌胁邪. 小械褉写褑邪, 泻芯褌芯褉褘械 褋褌芯褟褌, 泻邪泻 谢懈褎褌褘 胁 薪芯褔薪褘褏 写芯屑邪褏. 协褌芯 薪械 泻褉懈褌懈泻邪, 胁褋械谐芯 谢懈褕褜 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈械, 薪邪斜谢褞写械薪懈械, 械褋谢懈 褍谐芯写薪芯. 袙锌褉芯褔械屑, 械褋谢懈 胁褘 褔懈褌邪谢懈, 胁褘 蟹薪邪械褌械, 芯 褔褢屑 褟. 袝褋谢懈 薪械褌, 褌芯 褝褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褌芯卸械 薪械 褋邪屑褘泄 锌谢芯褏芯泄 胁邪褉懈邪薪褌 写谢褟 褌芯谐芯, 褔褌芯斜褘 薪邪褔邪褌褜.
鈥溞愋恍� 屑懈 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 薪械 谢懈褕械 谐褉芯褕褨 泄 泻芯褕褌芯胁薪芯褋褌褨. 些芯屑褨褋褟褑褟 屑懈 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 薪械褋锌谢邪褔械薪褍 蟹谢褨褋褌褜, 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 谢褞褌褜 褨 蟹邪锌械泻谢褨褋褌褜, 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 褋屑褨谢懈胁褨褋褌褜 褨 蟹邪褋褌懈谐谢械 锌芯褔褍褌褌褟 锌芯屑褋褌懈. 袗 谐芯谢芯胁薪械 鈥� 屑懈 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 胁褋褞 薪械褋锌谢邪褔械薪褍 谢褞斜芯胁 褑褜芯谐芯 屑褨褋褌邪, 胁褋褞 写芯 泻褉懈褏褌懈, 胁褋褞 写芯 芯褋褌邪薪薪褜芯谐芯 锌芯写懈褏褍. 袦懈 胁褋褨 褌褍褌, 褍 褑褜芯屑褍 屑褨褋褌褨, 褨 褦, 蟹邪 胁械谢懈泻懈屑 褉邪褏褍薪泻芯屑, 屑懈褌邪褉褟屑懈 谢褞斜芯胁褨. 袦懈 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 褩褩 褖芯褉邪薪泻褍, 屑懈 胁褨写褕褍泻褍褦屑芯 褩褩 褖芯胁械褔芯褉邪, 屑懈 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈屑芯 褩褩 褖芯薪芯褔褨. 孝芯屑褍 褖芯 薪械 屑芯卸械 斜褍褌懈 谢褞斜芯胁褨 薪械褋锌谢邪褔械薪芯褩, 谢褞斜芯胁褨, 蟹邪谢懈褕械薪芯褩 锌褉懈 褋芯斜褨, 褌芯屑褍 褖芯 胁褋褟 谢褞斜芯胁 薪邪谢械卸懈褌褜 褑褜芯屑褍 屑褨褋褌褍, 褌芯屑褍 褖芯 屑褨褋褌芯 褌褉懈屑邪褦褌褜褋褟 褑褨褦褞 谢褞斜芯胁鈥櫻�, 薪邪锌芯胁薪褞褦褌褜褋褟 薪械褞, 薪褨斜懈 写芯褖械屑 胁芯褋械薪懈, 谐褉褨褦褌褜褋褟 薪械褞, 屑芯胁 泻邪屑鈥櫻徯叫感� 胁褍谐褨谢谢褟屑 褍蟹懈屑泻褍.
袘械蟹 薪械褩, 斜械蟹 褑褨褦褩 谢褞斜芯胁褨, 屑褨褋褌芯 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌芯屑褉械 胁褨写 褏芯谢芯写褍 泄 褋锌褉邪谐懈, 泄芯谐芯 蟹邪谢懈褕邪褌褜 芯褋褌邪薪薪褨 屑械褕泻邪薪褑褨, 胁芯薪懈 胁懈泄写褍褌褜 褨蟹 薪褜芯谐芯, 薪邪褔械 蟹 谢邪斜褨褉懈薪褌褍, 薪械 胁 蟹屑芯蟹褨 写邪谢褨 斜谢褍泻邪褌懈 褑懈屑懈 胁褍谢懈褑褟屑懈 泄 蟹邪泻褍褌泻邪屑懈 斜械蟹 卸芯写薪芯褩 屑械褌懈. 孝芯屑褍 褖芯 斜 薪械 褋褌邪谢芯褋褟, 褖芯 斜 蟹 薪邪屑懈 胁褋褨屑邪 薪械 胁褨写斜褍谢芯褋褟, 褟泻褨 斜 褋泻褉褍褌薪褨 褔邪褋懈 薪邪屑 薪械 胁懈锌邪谢芯 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪褌懈, 褟泻褨 斜 薪械谐芯写懈 薪械 褋锌邪谢懈 薪邪 薪邪褕褨 写邪褏懈 鈥� 屑懈 胁锌械褉褌芯 泄 薪邪锌芯谢械谐谢懈胁芯 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 褑械 胁械谢懈泻械 薪械胁懈写懈屑械 屑懈褌芯, 写芯斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 泄芯谐芯 邪褌芯屑 写芯 邪褌芯屑邪, 锌芯写懈褏 写芯 锌芯写懈褏褍, 褋屑械褉褌褜 写芯 褋屑械褉褌褨.鈥�
袙屑械褋褌械 褋 褌械屑, 袞邪写邪薪 薪邪褋褌芯谢褜泻芯 褍蟹薪邪胁邪械屑, 褔褌芯 械谐芯 胁褘写邪褞褌 芯写懈薪-写胁邪 芯斜褉邪蟹邪. 袞褍泻懈, 泻芯褌芯褉褘械 蟹邪锌芯谢蟹邪褞褌 薪邪屑 胁 泻邪褉屑邪薪褘 懈 褋褌褉邪写邪褞褌 褌邪屑 芯褌 芯写懈薪芯褔械褋褌胁邪. 小械褉写褑邪, 泻芯褌芯褉褘械 褋褌芯褟褌, 泻邪泻 谢懈褎褌褘 胁 薪芯褔薪褘褏 写芯屑邪褏. 协褌芯 薪械 泻褉懈褌懈泻邪, 胁褋械谐芯 谢懈褕褜 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈械, 薪邪斜谢褞写械薪懈械, 械褋谢懈 褍谐芯写薪芯. 袙锌褉芯褔械屑, 械褋谢懈 胁褘 褔懈褌邪谢懈, 胁褘 蟹薪邪械褌械, 芯 褔褢屑 褟. 袝褋谢懈 薪械褌, 褌芯 褝褌邪 泻薪懈谐邪 褌芯卸械 薪械 褋邪屑褘泄 锌谢芯褏芯泄 胁邪褉懈邪薪褌 写谢褟 褌芯谐芯, 褔褌芯斜褘 薪邪褔邪褌褜.
鈥溞愋恍� 屑懈 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 薪械 谢懈褕械 谐褉芯褕褨 泄 泻芯褕褌芯胁薪芯褋褌褨. 些芯屑褨褋褟褑褟 屑懈 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 薪械褋锌谢邪褔械薪褍 蟹谢褨褋褌褜, 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 谢褞褌褜 褨 蟹邪锌械泻谢褨褋褌褜, 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 褋屑褨谢懈胁褨褋褌褜 褨 蟹邪褋褌懈谐谢械 锌芯褔褍褌褌褟 锌芯屑褋褌懈. 袗 谐芯谢芯胁薪械 鈥� 屑懈 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 胁褋褞 薪械褋锌谢邪褔械薪褍 谢褞斜芯胁 褑褜芯谐芯 屑褨褋褌邪, 胁褋褞 写芯 泻褉懈褏褌懈, 胁褋褞 写芯 芯褋褌邪薪薪褜芯谐芯 锌芯写懈褏褍. 袦懈 胁褋褨 褌褍褌, 褍 褑褜芯屑褍 屑褨褋褌褨, 褨 褦, 蟹邪 胁械谢懈泻懈屑 褉邪褏褍薪泻芯屑, 屑懈褌邪褉褟屑懈 谢褞斜芯胁褨. 袦懈 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 褩褩 褖芯褉邪薪泻褍, 屑懈 胁褨写褕褍泻褍褦屑芯 褩褩 褖芯胁械褔芯褉邪, 屑懈 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈屑芯 褩褩 褖芯薪芯褔褨. 孝芯屑褍 褖芯 薪械 屑芯卸械 斜褍褌懈 谢褞斜芯胁褨 薪械褋锌谢邪褔械薪芯褩, 谢褞斜芯胁褨, 蟹邪谢懈褕械薪芯褩 锌褉懈 褋芯斜褨, 褌芯屑褍 褖芯 胁褋褟 谢褞斜芯胁 薪邪谢械卸懈褌褜 褑褜芯屑褍 屑褨褋褌褍, 褌芯屑褍 褖芯 屑褨褋褌芯 褌褉懈屑邪褦褌褜褋褟 褑褨褦褞 谢褞斜芯胁鈥櫻�, 薪邪锌芯胁薪褞褦褌褜褋褟 薪械褞, 薪褨斜懈 写芯褖械屑 胁芯褋械薪懈, 谐褉褨褦褌褜褋褟 薪械褞, 屑芯胁 泻邪屑鈥櫻徯叫感� 胁褍谐褨谢谢褟屑 褍蟹懈屑泻褍.
袘械蟹 薪械褩, 斜械蟹 褑褨褦褩 谢褞斜芯胁褨, 屑褨褋褌芯 锌褉芯褋褌芯 锌芯屑褉械 胁褨写 褏芯谢芯写褍 泄 褋锌褉邪谐懈, 泄芯谐芯 蟹邪谢懈褕邪褌褜 芯褋褌邪薪薪褨 屑械褕泻邪薪褑褨, 胁芯薪懈 胁懈泄写褍褌褜 褨蟹 薪褜芯谐芯, 薪邪褔械 蟹 谢邪斜褨褉懈薪褌褍, 薪械 胁 蟹屑芯蟹褨 写邪谢褨 斜谢褍泻邪褌懈 褑懈屑懈 胁褍谢懈褑褟屑懈 泄 蟹邪泻褍褌泻邪屑懈 斜械蟹 卸芯写薪芯褩 屑械褌懈. 孝芯屑褍 褖芯 斜 薪械 褋褌邪谢芯褋褟, 褖芯 斜 蟹 薪邪屑懈 胁褋褨屑邪 薪械 胁褨写斜褍谢芯褋褟, 褟泻褨 斜 褋泻褉褍褌薪褨 褔邪褋懈 薪邪屑 薪械 胁懈锌邪谢芯 锌械褉械卸懈胁邪褌懈, 褟泻褨 斜 薪械谐芯写懈 薪械 褋锌邪谢懈 薪邪 薪邪褕褨 写邪褏懈 鈥� 屑懈 胁锌械褉褌芯 泄 薪邪锌芯谢械谐谢懈胁芯 蟹斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 褑械 胁械谢懈泻械 薪械胁懈写懈屑械 屑懈褌芯, 写芯斜懈褉邪褦屑芯 泄芯谐芯 邪褌芯屑 写芯 邪褌芯屑邪, 锌芯写懈褏 写芯 锌芯写懈褏褍, 褋屑械褉褌褜 写芯 褋屑械褉褌褨.鈥�
December 29, 2019
Zhadan is a force. He is nothing short of a gorgeous writer capable of capturing the beautiful and painful ephemera of life--and the specific points of view--that come from a life (long or short) living in Ukraine, a place I still consider my second home. It's a shame, then, that so much of this raw, poetic, iron-laden talent is put to use constructing social words and internal universes utterly dripping with misogyny and what appears at times to be utter disdain for women. As a craftsman, Zhadan is so good. But I absolutely hated reading this. It's gross. It's a clear extension of the kind of bullshit dismissiveness of women as human beings that has normalized endemic and widespread domestic violence against women in Ukraine. My heart goes out to the female translators who had to take on this work. It must have been quite an experience to labor in the shadow of someone so lauded who thinks you are such vacuous garbage.
February 20, 2023
2 褔邪褋褌懈薪懈 泻薪懈谐懈. 袩械褉褕邪 - 锌褉芯蟹芯胁褨 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟, 写褉褍谐邪 - 谢褨褉懈泻邪. 袩褉芯 谢褨褉懈泻褍 褨 泻邪蟹邪褌懈 薪褨褔芯谐芯 薪械 斜褍写褍, 褟泻褖芯 袙懈 褎邪薪邪褌 - 袙懈 斜褍写械褌械 褍 蟹邪褏胁邪褌褨, 袙邪屑 写褍卸械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪褦褌褜褋褟. 袙褨薪 屑邪泄褋褌械褉.
袩褉芯蟹芯胁褨 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 - 褑械 褖芯褋褜 锌褉芯 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁, 褋褍褔邪褋薪懈褏 褍泻褉邪褩薪褑褨胁. 笑褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 - 褉褨蟹薪褨, 锌褉芯褌械 胁芯薪懈 褔懈屑芯褋褜 锌芯褦写薪邪薪褨 屑褨卸 褋芯斜芯褞, 褨 胁褋械 褑械 胁褨写斜褍胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 芯写薪芯屑褍 屑褨褋褌褨 (屑邪泄卸械 胁褋械) - 褍 啸邪褉泻芯胁褨. 袨锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪褞褌褜 锌褉芯 褟泻懈泄褋褜 屑芯屑械薪褌 胁 卸懈褌褌褨 谐械褉芯褩胁 褨 褌懈 褔懈褌邪褦褕, 褨 袞邪写邪薪 胁屑褨谢芯 蟹邪锌褍褋泻邪褦 薪邪褋 褍 褑械薪褌褉 锌芯写褨泄, 褨 芯褋褜 褌懈 薪邪褔械 写褉褍谐 褑褨褦褩 谢褞写懈薪懈 鈥� 褌懈 泄芯屑褍 褋锌褨胁褔褍胁邪褦褕, 褌懈 泄芯谐芯 薪械 褉芯蟹褍屑褨褦褕, 褌懈 蟹 薪懈屑 褋屑褨褦褕褋褟, 锌谢邪褔械褕 褨 褑褨泻邪胁懈褕褋褟, 褖芯 蟹 薪懈屑 写邪谢褨.
携 褌褉芯褏懈 薪械 蟹胁懈泻 写芯 褋褍褔邪褋薪芯褩 褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻芯褩 谢褨褌械褉邪褌褍褉懈, 褌芯屑褍 屑械薪褨 斜褍谢芯 胁邪卸泻芯 锌褨写谢邪褕褌褍胁邪褌懈褋褜 褨 褔懈褌邪褌懈. 袩褉芯褌械 褟 薪邪褋懈褌懈胁褋褟 胁邪泄斜芯屑 啸邪褉泻芯胁褍, 芦袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褟禄 锌芯胁械褉薪褍谢邪 屑芯褞 谢褞斜芯胁 写芯 褑褜芯谐芯 屑褨褋褌邪 褨 斜邪卸邪薪薪褟 锌芯胁械褉薪褍褌懈褋褜 褌褍写懈 褨 锌褉芯谐褍谢褟褌懈褋褟 褑懈屑懈 胁褍谢芯褔泻邪屑懈, 褋褌邪薪褑褨褟屑懈 屑械褌褉芯, 锌褉芯 褟泻懈褏 褌邪泻 斜邪谐邪褌芯 屑芯卸薪邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 褍 褑褨泄 泻薪懈蟹褨.
袩褉芯蟹芯胁褨 芯锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 - 褑械 褖芯褋褜 锌褉芯 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁, 褋褍褔邪褋薪懈褏 褍泻褉邪褩薪褑褨胁. 笑褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨 - 褉褨蟹薪褨, 锌褉芯褌械 胁芯薪懈 褔懈屑芯褋褜 锌芯褦写薪邪薪褨 屑褨卸 褋芯斜芯褞, 褨 胁褋械 褑械 胁褨写斜褍胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 芯写薪芯屑褍 屑褨褋褌褨 (屑邪泄卸械 胁褋械) - 褍 啸邪褉泻芯胁褨. 袨锌芯胁褨写邪薪薪褟 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写邪褞褌褜 锌褉芯 褟泻懈泄褋褜 屑芯屑械薪褌 胁 卸懈褌褌褨 谐械褉芯褩胁 褨 褌懈 褔懈褌邪褦褕, 褨 袞邪写邪薪 胁屑褨谢芯 蟹邪锌褍褋泻邪褦 薪邪褋 褍 褑械薪褌褉 锌芯写褨泄, 褨 芯褋褜 褌懈 薪邪褔械 写褉褍谐 褑褨褦褩 谢褞写懈薪懈 鈥� 褌懈 泄芯屑褍 褋锌褨胁褔褍胁邪褦褕, 褌懈 泄芯谐芯 薪械 褉芯蟹褍屑褨褦褕, 褌懈 蟹 薪懈屑 褋屑褨褦褕褋褟, 锌谢邪褔械褕 褨 褑褨泻邪胁懈褕褋褟, 褖芯 蟹 薪懈屑 写邪谢褨.
携 褌褉芯褏懈 薪械 蟹胁懈泻 写芯 褋褍褔邪褋薪芯褩 褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻芯褩 谢褨褌械褉邪褌褍褉懈, 褌芯屑褍 屑械薪褨 斜褍谢芯 胁邪卸泻芯 锌褨写谢邪褕褌褍胁邪褌懈褋褜 褨 褔懈褌邪褌懈. 袩褉芯褌械 褟 薪邪褋懈褌懈胁褋褟 胁邪泄斜芯屑 啸邪褉泻芯胁褍, 芦袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褟禄 锌芯胁械褉薪褍谢邪 屑芯褞 谢褞斜芯胁 写芯 褑褜芯谐芯 屑褨褋褌邪 褨 斜邪卸邪薪薪褟 锌芯胁械褉薪褍褌懈褋褜 褌褍写懈 褨 锌褉芯谐褍谢褟褌懈褋褟 褑懈屑懈 胁褍谢芯褔泻邪屑懈, 褋褌邪薪褑褨褟屑懈 屑械褌褉芯, 锌褉芯 褟泻懈褏 褌邪泻 斜邪谐邪褌芯 屑芯卸薪邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 褍 褑褨泄 泻薪懈蟹褨.
September 21, 2018
I was somewhat hesitant to read this given a review in World Literature Today mentioning rampant misogyny spoiling it's other virtues. It's true it has a very male viewpoint and the women are pretty much only there as objects of desire but it still was quite vivid in it's portrayal and it felt authentic to a certain lived experience. Gritty, seamy, modern Ukrainian street life and culture, these vagabonds had little in the way of material possessions but a great deal of heart and vitality. Offered me some vicarious thrills and beauty in unexpected places.
January 12, 2023
袩'褟褌褜 蟹 锌谢褞褋芯屑 小械褉谐褨褞 袙褨泻褌芯褉芯胁懈褔褍. 袙褌褨屑, 褟泻 蟹邪胁卸写懈. 笑褜芯谐芯 褉邪蟹褍 褔懈褌邪谢邪 褨 写褍屑邪谢邪, 褖芯 薪邪锌懈褕褍 褖芯褋褜 褉芯蟹褍屑薪械 锌褉芯 袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褞 薪邪褕芯谐芯 褉邪泄芯薪褍, 邪谢械 胁芯薪芯 褌邪泻械 褉褨写薪械 泄 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪械, 褖芯 屑芯褦 "褉芯蟹褍屑薪械" 褌褍褌 薪褨 写芯 褔芯谐芯.
袩械褉械褔懈褌邪薪芯 褖械 泄 蟹邪写谢褟 屑芯谐芯 薪邪褋褍褖薪芯谐芯 "袙写芯褋泻芯薪邪谢械薪薪褟 薪褨屑械褑褜泻芯褩 锌芯 褌胁芯褉邪褏 胁懈写邪褌薪懈褏 褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻懈褏 锌懈褋褜屑械薪薪懈泻褨胁": 锌邪褉邪谢械谢褜薪芯 锌芯褔邪谢邪 褔懈褌邪褌懈 薪褨屑械褑褜泻懈泄 锌械褉械泻谢邪写, 邪谢械 写邪谢褨 写械褋褟褌芯褩 褋褌芯褉褨薪泻懈 薪械 锌褉芯褋褍薪褍谢邪褋褟, 斜芯 锌芯谐薪邪谢邪褋褟 蟹邪 谢械谐泻芯褞 薪邪褋芯谢芯写芯褞 褨 薪褨 锌褉芯 褖芯 薪械 卸邪谢泻褍褞 - 褍 褉械褕褌褨 褉械褕褌 胁 屑械薪械 胁褨写锌褍褋褌泻邪.
袩械褉械褔懈褌邪薪芯 褖械 泄 蟹邪写谢褟 屑芯谐芯 薪邪褋褍褖薪芯谐芯 "袙写芯褋泻芯薪邪谢械薪薪褟 薪褨屑械褑褜泻芯褩 锌芯 褌胁芯褉邪褏 胁懈写邪褌薪懈褏 褍泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻懈褏 锌懈褋褜屑械薪薪懈泻褨胁": 锌邪褉邪谢械谢褜薪芯 锌芯褔邪谢邪 褔懈褌邪褌懈 薪褨屑械褑褜泻懈泄 锌械褉械泻谢邪写, 邪谢械 写邪谢褨 写械褋褟褌芯褩 褋褌芯褉褨薪泻懈 薪械 锌褉芯褋褍薪褍谢邪褋褟, 斜芯 锌芯谐薪邪谢邪褋褟 蟹邪 谢械谐泻芯褞 薪邪褋芯谢芯写芯褞 褨 薪褨 锌褉芯 褖芯 薪械 卸邪谢泻褍褞 - 褍 褉械褕褌褨 褉械褕褌 胁 屑械薪械 胁褨写锌褍褋褌泻邪.
January 30, 2014
笑褨 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩 蟹邪斜褍胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 薪械 褌邪泻 褕胁懈写泻芯, 褟泻 斜褍谢芯 褍 屑械薪械 蟹 "袘褨谐 袦邪泻芯屑", 斜褨谢褕械 褌芯谐芯: 胁芯薪懈 薪邪胁褨褌褜 锌芯胁'褟蟹邪薪褨 屑褨卸 褋芯斜芯褞, 邪谢械 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 褟泻邪褋褜 谢械写褜 胁谢芯胁懈屑邪 褏邪芯褌懈褔薪褨褋褌褜 褨 薪械蟹邪胁械褉褕械薪褨褋褌褜. 袩芯械蟹褨褟 胁 泻褨薪褑褨 褌褉芯褏懈 薪械写芯褉械褔薪邪, 邪谢械 泻芯屑锌械薪褋褍褦 锌褉芯斜褨谢懈.
孝胁械褉写邪 褔械褌胁褨褉泻邪.
孝胁械褉写邪 褔械褌胁褨褉泻邪.
August 25, 2020
鈥� 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 袦械褋芯锌芯褌邪屑褨褞 锌械褉械写 啸邪褉泻芯胁芯屑 鈥� 蟹斜褨谐 写谢褟 屑械薪械, 邪谢械 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈泄 胁懈斜褨褉
鈥� 邪胁褌芯褉 胁锌懈褋褍褦 屑褨褋褌芯 胁 泻芯薪褌械泻褋褌 卸懈褌褌褟 谐械褉芯褩胁
鈥� 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨 锌褉芯蟹褍 褉褨写泻芯 褏芯褔械褌褜褋褟 褔懈褌邪褌懈 胁谐芯谢芯褋. 褑褞 鈥� 褌邪泻
鈥� 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 褋邪屑械 褌芯谐芯 袦邪褉邪褌邪 泄 斜邪谐邪褌褜芯褏 褨薪褕懈褏, 褟泻褨 薪邪蟹邪胁卸写懈 蟹卸懈胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 蟹 褔懈褌邪褔械屑
鈥� 邪胁褌芯褉 胁锌懈褋褍褦 屑褨褋褌芯 胁 泻芯薪褌械泻褋褌 卸懈褌褌褟 谐械褉芯褩胁
鈥� 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨 锌褉芯蟹褍 褉褨写泻芯 褏芯褔械褌褜褋褟 褔懈褌邪褌懈 胁谐芯谢芯褋. 褑褞 鈥� 褌邪泻
鈥� 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 褋邪屑械 褌芯谐芯 袦邪褉邪褌邪 泄 斜邪谐邪褌褜芯褏 褨薪褕懈褏, 褟泻褨 薪邪蟹邪胁卸写懈 蟹卸懈胁邪褞褌褜褋褟 蟹 褔懈褌邪褔械屑
January 19, 2023
J膩, lasiet!
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"Run膩ja un dom膩ja t膩: galvenais ir neatskat墨ties, galvenais ir neapklust, kam膿r es ie拧u un run膩拧u, vi艈a ies l墨dzi maniem smiekliem, kam膿r man b奴s ko teikt, vi艈ai n膩ksies klaus墨ties, vi艈a aizies l墨dz galam un noklaus墨sies l墨dz galam, un 拧onakt paliks kop膩 ar mani."
(164.lpp)
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"Run膩ja un dom膩ja t膩: galvenais ir neatskat墨ties, galvenais ir neapklust, kam膿r es ie拧u un run膩拧u, vi艈a ies l墨dzi maniem smiekliem, kam膿r man b奴s ko teikt, vi艈ai n膩ksies klaus墨ties, vi艈a aizies l墨dz galam un noklaus墨sies l墨dz galam, un 拧onakt paliks kop膩 ar mani."
(164.lpp)
May 6, 2024
效褍写芯胁邪 蟹斜褨褉泻邪
January 13, 2024
Man ir liels prieks, ka vispirms izlas墨ju 沤adana "Intern膩tu", pirms 姆膿ros pie 拧墨s gr膩matas, jo absol奴ti v墨los 拧aj膩 st膩stu kr膩jum膩 un, iesp膿jams, nemaz neb奴tu las墨jusi "Intern膩tu" (kurai devu 5 zvaigznes un par kuru biju absol奴ti saj奴sm膩). Piln墨gi 拧姆ita, ka "Mezopot膩miju" nav sarakst墨jis tas pats 沤adans.
Man patika tikai viens st膩sts. J膩atz墨st gan, ka otro pusi p膩rlapoju un las墨ju pa diagon膩li un 膩tri. Biju atvieglota, ka beig膩s bija dzeja, ko izlaidu pavisam (拧obr墨d dzeja man膩 dz墨v膿 nav aktu膩la).
Man person墨gi st膩stos bija p膩r膩k daudz apraksto拧膩s da募as par person膩啪u pag膩tn膿m, saist墨b膩m un vidi, l墨dz ar to 募oti iztr奴ka virz墨ba pa拧u st膩stu notikumos. Izlasot 拧姆ita, ka katram st膩stam, ja tiem iedotu dinamiku un virz墨bu, tad b奴tu bijis krietni lab膩k.
Man nudien sal奴ztu sirds, ja 沤adana gr膩matai b奴tu j膩liek viena zvaigzne, t膩p膿c lieku divas. Cer墨ba bija, p膩ris teikumus sav膩s piez墨m膿s izrakst墨ju k膩 cit膩tus, bet visp膩r墨gi 募oti moko拧i nek膩da las膩mviela.
Man patika tikai viens st膩sts. J膩atz墨st gan, ka otro pusi p膩rlapoju un las墨ju pa diagon膩li un 膩tri. Biju atvieglota, ka beig膩s bija dzeja, ko izlaidu pavisam (拧obr墨d dzeja man膩 dz墨v膿 nav aktu膩la).
Man person墨gi st膩stos bija p膩r膩k daudz apraksto拧膩s da募as par person膩啪u pag膩tn膿m, saist墨b膩m un vidi, l墨dz ar to 募oti iztr奴ka virz墨ba pa拧u st膩stu notikumos. Izlasot 拧姆ita, ka katram st膩stam, ja tiem iedotu dinamiku un virz墨bu, tad b奴tu bijis krietni lab膩k.
Man nudien sal奴ztu sirds, ja 沤adana gr膩matai b奴tu j膩liek viena zvaigzne, t膩p膿c lieku divas. Cer墨ba bija, p膩ris teikumus sav膩s piez墨m膿s izrakst墨ju k膩 cit膩tus, bet visp膩r墨gi 募oti moko拧i nek膩da las膩mviela.
August 4, 2019
Don't do what I did and burn through Mesopotamia like an action novel. Mesopotamia is exactly what it says in the blurb: an ode to Kharkiv, a city that even those relatively familiar with Ukraine might not know all that well. Zhadan explores the lives, loves, and losses of several mutual acquaintances in Kharkiv, many working-class, many struggling white-collar. Most of all, though, he meditates. He meditates on the timeless feel of the city, the seductions of its wild women and the antics of its wild men, the smells of its two rivers, its motley population, its kitchens' cheeses (shaped like moons). Kharkiv is a city brimming with love: Zhadan leads us through tumultuous (and, depending on your definition of incest, incestuous) love affairs and an extended metaphor in which tax collectors gather the citizens' unspent love to replenish the city. After reading Mesopotamia, you'll want to devour everything you can find about Kharkiv.
I read Mesopotamia on the heels of Andrukhovych's Perverzion and Moscoviad. They're very different beasts, which is a good thing 鈥� Ukrainian literature is not a monolith and there's no better way to dispel that misconception by reading these three together. Perverzion and Moscoviad both deal fairly substantively with what it means to be a Ukrainian, juxtaposing representations of "Ukraine" with the West (Perverzion) and the Soviet Union (Moscoviad). Mesopotamia engages somewhat in that kind of comparative dialogue: Bob Koshkin's story is oddly reminiscent of the Russian cult film 袘褉邪褌 2, with both protagonists deep-diving into 茅migr茅 communities in the United States, itself represented as a kind of jungle through racialized imagery. Both protagonists seem to be seeking some kernel of Ukrainian or Russian identity if indeed it exists; Danila Bogrov finds one, while Bob Koshkin, it appears, never stops looking. But for the most part, Mesopotamia reckons with Kharkiv on its own terms. It strives to capture the sheer color of life in Kharkiv, lending the city the undivided attention and respect worthy of a cradle of civilization. Scholars of Ukrainian national identity may either find Mesopotamia irrelevant or totally fascinating. Take your pick.
Don't expect much from Mesopotamia plot-wise. Zhadan's prose reads like poetry, which is excellent news for the striking metaphors (you'll be snapping your way through the whole novel), but he has a tendency to summarize major plot points, which throws off the pacing of the plot. The poetry at the novel's end is moving, though I am sure it is much more so in Ukrainian. If you read Mesopotamia, read it thoughtfully, and then read it again. After the second time through, you may fall so deeply in love with it that you'll never stop rereading.
I read Mesopotamia on the heels of Andrukhovych's Perverzion and Moscoviad. They're very different beasts, which is a good thing 鈥� Ukrainian literature is not a monolith and there's no better way to dispel that misconception by reading these three together. Perverzion and Moscoviad both deal fairly substantively with what it means to be a Ukrainian, juxtaposing representations of "Ukraine" with the West (Perverzion) and the Soviet Union (Moscoviad). Mesopotamia engages somewhat in that kind of comparative dialogue: Bob Koshkin's story is oddly reminiscent of the Russian cult film 袘褉邪褌 2, with both protagonists deep-diving into 茅migr茅 communities in the United States, itself represented as a kind of jungle through racialized imagery. Both protagonists seem to be seeking some kernel of Ukrainian or Russian identity if indeed it exists; Danila Bogrov finds one, while Bob Koshkin, it appears, never stops looking. But for the most part, Mesopotamia reckons with Kharkiv on its own terms. It strives to capture the sheer color of life in Kharkiv, lending the city the undivided attention and respect worthy of a cradle of civilization. Scholars of Ukrainian national identity may either find Mesopotamia irrelevant or totally fascinating. Take your pick.
Don't expect much from Mesopotamia plot-wise. Zhadan's prose reads like poetry, which is excellent news for the striking metaphors (you'll be snapping your way through the whole novel), but he has a tendency to summarize major plot points, which throws off the pacing of the plot. The poetry at the novel's end is moving, though I am sure it is much more so in Ukrainian. If you read Mesopotamia, read it thoughtfully, and then read it again. After the second time through, you may fall so deeply in love with it that you'll never stop rereading.
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