Lit in Translation

Maria Matios

Марія Матіос

Born 1959 · Ukraine

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    BBC Ukrainian Book 2020 · Shortlist

    Букова земля

    Bukova zemlia

    Title translated by AI:“Beech Land”

    Maria Matios · 60 when first published

    Novel · 926 pages · Historical, Family

    AI-generated summary:A saga spanning 225 years, told through the intersecting histories of five families of different social standing and of historical figures connected with Bukovyna.

  • In English

    BBC Ukrainian Book 2008 · Shortlist

    The Russky Woman

    Москалиця · Moskalytsia

    Maria Matios · 49 when first published

    Novella · 108 pages

    AI-generated summary:A woman in mortal danger finds no fear strong enough to break her will to resist, and keeps her secret all her life as she keeps her honour.

  • In English

    BBC Ukrainian Book 2007 · Shortlist

    Hardly Ever Otherwise

    Майже ніколи не навпаки · Maizhe nikoly ne navpaky

    Maria Matios · 48 when first published

    Novel · 154 pages · Family, Historical

    AI-generated summary:A family saga in three linked novellas follows the Hutsul families Chev'iuk, Keivan and Varvarchuk from Austria-Hungary and the First World War to the mid-twentieth century, beginning with a man who marries for money instead of love.