Drabyna
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AuthorYevheniia Kuznetsova
OriginaltitleДрабина
LanguageUkrainian
GenreNovel
| Author | Yevheniia Kuznetsova |
|---|---|
| Original title | Драбина |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Old Lion Publishing House (Vydavnytstvo Staroho Leva) |
Publication date | 2023 |
| Publication place | Ukraine |
| Pages | 280 |
| ISBN | 978-966-448-097-7 |
Drabyna (Драбина) (translit. Drabyna; lit. The Ladder) is a 2023 Ukrainian novel by writer and translator Yevheniia Kuznetsova, published by Old Lion Publishing House.[1] The novel won the BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year award (2023).[2][3]
Ukrainian critics reviewed Drabyna as a contemporary wartime novel focused on private life rather than battlefield narratives, including attention to family dynamics and emotional endurance.[4][5] LiRoom highlighted the novel’s accessible, understated storytelling in approaching difficult themes.[6]
The book received wider public attention after it won the BBC News Ukraine Book of the Year award in December 2023.[2][3]