Ukrainian Lessons

byCharlotte Higgins

Art in a Time of War

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A first-hand account of art, survival and resistance in wartime Ukraine

‘The most beautifully written, moving book I can ever remember reading’ PHILIPPA PERRY
‘A survival manual for our blood-stricken times’ JACQUELINE ROSE
'A brilliant and unforgettable book' EDMUND DE WAAL

Charlotte Higgins never imagined she would report on a war. But in the autumn of 2022, seven months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she travelled there to find out how artists and writers were reflecting the invasion in their work. The experience would change her life.

In a war fuelled by the attempted erasure of Ukrainian culture – a war that has killed countless artists and created countless more – art has become a matter of life and death. In times of war, art and literature are where difficulty and complexity survive: where the most painful, unspeakable truths can still be faced.

Drawing on two decades of cultural journalism, three years of reporting trips to Ukraine and
her training as a classicist, Ukrainian Lessons explores the profound connections between war, art and life. It is a searing, urgent and unforgettable book about what artists are prepared to risk – and why culture is worth fighting for.

'Beautiful, erudite, heart-breaking’ LINDSEY HILSUM
'An excellent book' HENRY MARSH

This is the most beautifully written, moving book I can ever remember reading. There is so much love in it.

Philippa Perry

About Charlotte Higgins

Charlotte Higgins is the acclaimed author of Under Another Sky, which was shortlisted for awards including the Samuel Johnson (now Baillie Gifford) Prize for non-fiction, Red Thread, which was a Radio 4 Book of the Week and won the Arnold Bennett Prize, and Greek Myths, which was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year. She is chief culture writer of the Guardian, a past winner of the Classical Association prize, and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. She lives in London.
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  • Imprint: Jonathan Cape
  • ISBN: 9781787335974
  • Length: 272 pages
  • Price: £22.00
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