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Fieldwork In Ukrainian Sex (2011)

by Oksana Zabuzhko(Favorite Author)

3.3 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1611090083 (ISBN13: 9781611090086)

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

AmazonCrossing

review 1: This is a really dense, heavy novel. It's a sort of confessional stream-of-consciousness memoir of an romantic/abusive relationship that fell apart. There's a lot in there about the artistic process, Ukrainian culture, and human relations in general; how this relationship reflects larger Ukrainian societal and cultural patterns. This book is overbearing, and it can be too hard to follow -- it jumps around so much. There are some real gems in here, though, and the experimentation with narrative form is appreciated, but I can't recommend this to the casual reader. I'm probably the intended audience (outside of Ukrainian readers) and even I found this novel hard to like.
review 2: A brilliant Eastern European poet learns the hard way that it can be hell to be a re... morelationship with a painter. Not a conventional novel, more a prose-poem "rant" with aspirations to be the Ukrainian "Second Sex." Zabushko riffs on Ukrainian history, men and women, and the neglible place of poetry in today's society. Perhaps more of a three star than a four star book, but it's unusual, and Amazon Crossing deserves credit for publishing a bold book in translation. less

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