Sweet Darusya: A Tale of Two Villages
Sweet Darusya: A Tale of Two Villages is a 2003 novel by Ukrainian writer Maria Matios. First published in Ukraine, it was translated into English by Michael M. Naydan and Olha Tytarenko, and published in 2019.[1] In 2005, Matios received the Shevchenko National Prize for the book.[2]
Reception
[edit]Writing in The Guardian, Jonathan Myerson wrote that the book offers a "heartbreaking insight into what, historically, it has meant to be Ukrainian and what it is that they’re now fighting for".[3] World Literature Today called the book "a true family saga without a clearly outlined plot, showcasing a few storylines that overlap and tell a story through their own characters and events".[4] The book has also been an object of academic study for some time.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Cousineau, Natalia (Summer 2019). "Sweet Darusya: A Tale of Two Villages by Maria Matios". World Literature Today. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ "Матіос Марія Василівна". Комітет з Національної премії України імені Тараса Шевченка (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-06-08.
- ↑ Myerson, Jonathan (2022-04-10). "Sweet Darusya: A Tale of Two Villages by Maria Matios – a strange, bewitching Ukrainian saga". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- 1 2 Yasynetska, Halyna (Summer 2019). "Sweet Darusya: A Tale of Two Villages". World Literature Today. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ Zviahina, H. O.; Pototska, O. I.; Звягіна, Ганна Олександрівна; Потоцька, Олена Іванівна (2023). "The image of Ukrainian ethnic culture through the context of novels of Maria Matios "Solodka Darusia", "Hardly Ever Otherwise"". Proceedings of the 13th International Scientific and Practical Conference,Tokyo, February 26-28, 2023.
- ↑ Hoșciuc, Maria (2015). "Maria Matios, Solodka Darusia". Romanoslavica (in Romanian). LI (2): 158–160. ISSN 2537-4214.