UID:
almahu_9949546434402882
Format:
1 online resource (250 p.)
ISBN:
9780674271760
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9783110993899
Series Statement:
Harvard library of Ukrainian literature ; 2
Content:
A mondegreen is something that is heard improperly by someone who then clings to that misinterpretation as fact. Fittingly, Volodymyr Rafeyenko's novel Mondegreen: Songs about Death and Love explores the ways that memory and language construct our identity, and how we hold on to it no matter what. The novel tells the story of Haba Habinsky, a refugee from Ukraine's Donbas region, who has escaped to the capital city of Kyiv at the onset of the Ukrainian-Russian war. His physical dislocation-and his subsequent willful adoption of the Ukrainian language-place the protagonist in a state of disorientation during which he is forced to challenge his convictions. Written in beautiful, experimental style, the novel shows how people-and cities-are capable of radical transformation and how this, in turn, affects their interpersonal relations and cultural identification. Taking on crucial topics stirred by Russian aggression that began in 2014, the novel stands out for the innovative and probing manner in which it dissects them, while providing a fresh Donbas perspective on Ukrainian identity.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction: "Linguistic Repositioning in a Time of War" --
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Mondegreen: Songs about Death and Love --
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On Essence --
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The Beautiful and the Beneficial --
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Sosipatra --
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Conditionalis --
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Sven's Way, or Swan Lake --
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Notes
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993899
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994810
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993752
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110993738
In:
Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110785791
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4159/9780674271760
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674271760?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674271760
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