The Orphanage: A Novel (The Margellos World Republic of Letters)

The Orphanage is a searing novel that excavates the human collateral damage wrought by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Written with raw intensity, this deeply personal account of violence will be remembered as the definitive novel of the war in Ukraine.

Follow Pasha, a thirty-five-year-old Ukrainian language teacher, as he sets out to rescue his nephew Sasha from hostile soldiers invading occupied territory.

With a poet's sense of lyricism, Zhadan presents a nightmarish vision of contemporary eastern Ukraine under siege from Russian-backed separatists.

This masterful novel will leave readers with a glimpse into the brutal landscape of war and the true cost of loyalty.