Ten books in translation that celebrate Ukraine

Nelly Klos the program director of Lviv BookForum. Klos is known as an expert in international cooperation and creative management of cultural initiatives. She has coordinated numerous cultural events, including the organization of literary festivals and intercultural art projects across Europe. Her portfolio includes national campaigns to promote children's reading and innovative multimedia projects using augmented reality, implemented with the support of international cultural institutions.

At Lit Hub she tagged "ten important books that will help you understand Ukraine—and why this country stands and will stand." One title on the list:

The Torture Camp on Paradise Street, Stanislav Aseyev (translated by Zenia Tompkins and Nina Murray)

Longlisted for the 2024 PEN America Translation Prize. This memoir of Ukrainian journalist and writer Stanislav Aseyev recounts his experience as a prisoner from 2015 to 2017 in a modern-day concentration camp overseen by the Federal Security Bureau of the Russian Federation (FSB) in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk. Rendered deftly into English, Aseyev’s compelling account offers a critical insight into the operations of Russian forces in the occupied territories of Ukraine.

Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue