Taras Shevchenko – författare

Verk som kom att ingå i boken skrevs på de besvärliga vägarna av Shevchenkos liv, under fångenskap, under vandringarna och i landsflykt. Boken sammansattes successivt, formad av den store ukrainska livegne mannens öde. På ett oerhört melodiskt språk berättar författaren om den ukrainska folkets storhet och skönhet, målar en bild av deras historia och levnadssätt, deras tragedier och olyckor, aspirationer och inspirationer.

Masterfully fulfilled by Peter Fedynsky, Voice of America journalist and expert on Ukrainian studies, this first ever English translation of the complete Kobzar brings out Ukraine's rich cultural heritage. As a foundational text, The Kobzar has played an important role in galvanizing the Ukrainian identity and in the development of Ukraine's written language and Ukrainian literature. The first editions had been censored by the Russian czar, but the book still made an enduring impact on Ukrainian culture. There is no reliable count of how many editions of the book have been published, but an official estimate made in 1976 put the figure in Ukraine at 110 during the Soviet period alone. That figure does not include Kobzars released before and after both in Ukraine and abroad. A multitude of translations of Shevchenko's verse into Slavic, Germanic and Romance languages, as well as Chinese, Japanese, Bengali, and many others attest to his impact on world culture as well. The poet is honored with more than 1250 monuments in Ukraine, and at least 125 worldwide, including such capitals as Washington, Ottawa, Buenos Aires, Warsaw, Moscow and Tashkent.

Masterfully fulfilled by Peter Fedynsky, Voice of America journalist and expert on Ukrainian studies, this first ever English translation of the complete Kobzar brings out Ukraine's rich cultural heritage. As a foundational text, The Kobzar has played an important role in galvanizing the Ukrainian identity and in the development of Ukraine's written language and Ukrainian literature. The first editions had been censored by the Russian czar, but the book still made an enduring impact on Ukrainian culture. There is no reliable count of how many editions of the book have been published, but an official estimate made in 1976 put the figure in Ukraine at 110 during the Soviet period alone. That figure does not include Kobzars released before and after both in Ukraine and abroad. A multitude of translations of Shevchenko's verse into Slavic, Germanic and Romance languages, as well as Chinese, Japanese, Bengali, and many others attest to his impact on world culture as well. The poet is honored with more than 1250 monuments in Ukraine, and at least 125 worldwide, including such capitals as Washington, Ottawa, Buenos Aires, Warsaw, Moscow and Tashkent.

Alla har sin egen öde och sin breda stig... "Skönheten Katarina förälskar sig mot sina föräldrars vilja och kan äventyra sitt liv... Arbetssamma Anna blir tjänarinna i en förmögen familj för att vara nära sin son... Unga kosacken Nazar förälskar sig i den enda dottern till sotniken, men han vill gifta bort henne till en förmögen man... Kommer de att kunna bevara sin kärlek trots alla hinder? Och hur ska de handla—kämpa för lycka eller äventyra livet?