Butterflies on Pins. It Strikes Eight. Adult Children

The “Non-Canonical Canon” series is a way to talk about those we did not know, whose texts we read without understanding the context of their time. It brings together a wide range of Ukrainian authors and their works. Each text is accompanied by reading guides by Ukrainian literary scholars.

This trilogy by Iryna Vilde explores the difficulty of a young girl’s adaptation to the adult world — its expectations, values and often double standards at the beginning of the 20th century.