Buy Book "Maria Matios (set of 3 books)" in Ukrainian

Book 1: Sweet Darusia The novel Sweet Darusia by the prominent Ukrainian writer Maria Matios is, without exaggeration, one of the most significant events in Ukrainian literature since independence. French critics (in France, “Sweet Darusia” was published by the most prestigious publishing house Gallimard) have been enthusiastic about it: “This novel is a real gem! Maria Matios has an incredibly powerful poetic style. She confidently weaves a story, just like in a majestic ancient tragedy.” The novel has been translated into many languages, including German, English, French, Italian, and Polish. Book 2. Almost never the other way around The family saga in the short stories “Almost Never the Other Way Around” by the prominent Ukrainian writer Maria Matios is as good as her famous “Sweet Darusya” in terms of writing skills and depth of presentation. “It is not the time that matters, but the person in the circumstances of the time” – the writer reveals this thesis through the dramatic story of several Hutsul families during the First World War. Great passions of ordinary people, a light haze of mysticism, eternal dilemmas of Love-Hate, Sin-Atonement, a multi-tiered plot… Every character in this extraordinary drama has an indisputable alibi, unchallenged truth and their own courts of honor. And thus, they have the right to act in ways that cannot be foreseen by any logic or written law. The laws of honor are in conflict with the laws of the heart, because this has been the case from time immemorial, and it is almost never the other way around. Book 3. Beech Land The long-awaited new novel by leading Ukrainian writer Maria Matios, The Beechland, is a poignant, profound, and daring saga spanning 225 years, told through the cross-historical stories of five families of different social levels and status, as well as historical figures who are somehow connected to Bukovyna. Farmers, cattle breeders, warriors, ambassadors, and ministers appear as full-fledged creators of not only private but also European history. It is not for nothing that the author defined the genre of her work as a panorama novel. The geography of its events stretches from the tiny Bukovinian village of Siruk to Vienna, Berlin, Bucharest, Moscow, and Bern. And the setting of this classic novel is a special story from Stanytsia Luhanska in the summer of 2014. And as always in Maria Matios’s books, the language with its unique lexical luxury and Hutsul charm is a separate character.