Closed Libraries and Fading Light: On Life in Kyiv, August 2022

I borrowed William Faulkner’s book Light in August from the university library three days before the first strikes on Kyiv in February. My electronic reader card shows the date. There were no people in the reading room; everyone was at home updating the news and packing their bags. The librarian asked when I would return […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-30 08:59:00 UTC ]

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