Vladyslav Ivchenko. After the 24th

"I'm sorry, but the war has begun."

February 24 began with such words for the writer Vladyslav Ivchenko. The day life changed forever. Already in line to the military commissariat, he realized that he now had his own story about the beginning of the war.

"My grandmother had it, my parents didn't have it, and I was sure that I wouldn't have it."

"After the 24th" is a collection of stories and poems about the war, a record of what we experienced and are experiencing now. About those who are ready to die for freedom and those who are ready to survive at any cost, about lovers and lovers, about losses so bitter that you want to howl in pain, and about laughter that keeps you sane. About betrayal and fear, about those who are in the rear and those who are at the front. Something taken from life, something invented.

Be careful, because the texts are deceptive, and very often what you think is a real story will be fiction and vice versa. The author is not trying to reflect on everything that is happening now, or to give answers to all the questions that arose after the 24th, because in the end it is impossible in our time. Despite this, literature is still a reliable way to talk and tame our fears, as well as to replenish the reserves of hatred that we will still need to win.

Year of publication: 2022.
Number of pages: 360.
Cover: soft.
Size: 130x200 mm.