Wonderfully written Bo. I can’t pertain to understand everything about the politics behind this. It does however leave me wondering if a man had written a book, and it had been a story about soldiers and war in Russia / Ukraine would there have been the same rebuttal? It seems that the country wants to be completely seperate from the world, and yet, this outpouring from the release of a story book shows that indeed they are very interested in the rest of the world? Anyway - just my thoughts and observations .
Thanks for commenting! When you say "rebuttal," are you referring to the initial objections to Liz's book from Ukrainians, or to the second backlash that followed in the literary world? And when you say "the country," which country do you have in mind? Happy to respond, but want to make sure I grasp the nuances of what you're referring to.
This is the best article I have seen on this subject. Someone with some actual historical knowledge to put the reaction of readers into context. Thank you.
Wonderfully written Bo. I can’t pertain to understand everything about the politics behind this. It does however leave me wondering if a man had written a book, and it had been a story about soldiers and war in Russia / Ukraine would there have been the same rebuttal? It seems that the country wants to be completely seperate from the world, and yet, this outpouring from the release of a story book shows that indeed they are very interested in the rest of the world? Anyway - just my thoughts and observations .
Thanks for commenting! When you say "rebuttal," are you referring to the initial objections to Liz's book from Ukrainians, or to the second backlash that followed in the literary world? And when you say "the country," which country do you have in mind? Happy to respond, but want to make sure I grasp the nuances of what you're referring to.
This is the best article I have seen on this subject. Someone with some actual historical knowledge to put the reaction of readers into context. Thank you.