1 option
Five stalks of grain / by Adrian Lysenko ; illustrated by Ivanka Theodosia Galadza.
Van Pelt Library PN6733.L97 F58 2022
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lysenko, Adrian, author.
- Series:
- Brave & brilliant series ; no. 29.
- Brave & brilliant series 2371-7238 ; no. 29
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ukraine--History--Famine, 1932-1933--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Ukraine.
- Ukraine--Social conditions--20th century--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels.
- Historical comics.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- iii, 148 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 28 22 cm.
- Other Title:
- 5 stalks of grain
- Place of Publication:
- Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "A powerful and haunting graphic novel that tells a story of tragedy and survival during the Holodomor, the terror-famine that claimed millions of lives in Soviet Ukraine. In 1932, as famine rages across Ukraine, the Soviet government calls for the harshest punishment for those who keep for themselves even five stalks of grain. When their mother is accused of hoarding and summarily killed, Nadia and Taras must leave their home on a desperate quest for survival. Attempting to navigate a closed country, to stay together, and to stay alive, Nadia and Taras must face secret police, soldiers, and fellow citizens forced to abandon charity and sometimes even humanity in the face of impossible hunger. Unsure who to trust and unable to find refuge, they search for somewhere, anywhere, where they can be safe. Historical fiction at its finest, Five Stalks of Grain is powerfully written and beautifully illustrated, drawing on Ukrainian artistic traditions to tell a story of loss, grief, and hardship with delicate strength. It is a record of a time of profound suffering and a reckoning with the human cost of a tragedy shaped by politics and policy."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Five Stalks of Grain
- History of the Holodomor.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 145).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lysenko, Adrian. Five stalks of grain.
- ISBN:
- 9781773853758
- 1773853759
- OCLC:
- 1327834566
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.