An evening with Ukrainian writer Kateryna Babkina
Date and time:
Sunday 13 November, 2022
17:00 - 19:00
Location:
PINCH BAR – FITZROVIA
9-11 Tottenham Street
London
W1T 2AQ
Kateryna Babkina is an award-winning Ukrainian poet, columnist, screenwriter, playwright and author. She is the author of five poetry collections, three collections of short stories and two novels, with translations into twelve languages. She has also written several books for children, which are very popular in Ukraine, and in October 2022 her children’s book Cappy and the Whale was published in translation by Penguin Random House, UK. Since February 2022 Kateryna has been involved in projects to print and distribute books in Ukrainian for children fleeing Russia’s war against Ukraine, many of whom were forced to leave their books from home behind.
Kateryna will read some of her works, followed by readings in the English translation. We will then have the chance to hear Kateryna discuss her work and latest projects, and to reflect on her experience as a displaced writer in the UK. The conversation will be moderated by Sasha Dovzhyk, Associate Lecturer in Ukrainian (UCL SSEES) and special projects curator at the Ukrainian Institute London. There will be the opportunity for questions from the audience between readings, and after the discussion there will be a booking singing where Kateryna’s books will be available to purchase.
Speaker
Kateryna Babkina
Kateryna Babkina is a Ukrainian poet, columnist, screenwriter, playwright and author. Her novel Sonia (2013) was shortlisted for the 2013 BBC Book of the Year, and My Grandfather Danced the Best (2019) won the Angelus Central European Literature Award in 2021. Kateryna’s works have been translated into English, Swedish, Polish, German, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Romanian, Czech, and Chinese, and her plays have been staged in Kyiv, Vienna and Geneva. She has also written columns for Esquire Ukraine, Le Monde, and Harper's Bazaar, and three of her screenplays have been made into films. Kateryna currently lives in London, England.
Moderator
Sasha Dovzhyk
Sasha Dovzhyk is Associate Lecturer in Ukrainian (UCL SSEES) and special projects curator at the Ukrainian Institute London.
