Rock, paper, grenade : a novel / Artem Chekh ; translated by Olena Jennings and Oksana Rosenblum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chekh, Artem, author.

Contributor:

Jennings, Olena, translator.

Rosenblum, Oksana, 1976- translator.

Standardized Title:

Khto ty takyĭ?. English

Language:

English

Ukrainian

Subjects (All):

Children and adults--Fiction.

Children and adults.

Self-esteem--Fiction.

Self-esteem.

Post-traumatic stress disorder--Patients--Fiction.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Veterans--Psychological aspects--Fiction.

Veterans.

Maturation (Psychology)--Fiction.

Maturation (Psychology).

Genre:

Bildungsromans.

Novels.

Physical Description:

253 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2025]

Summary:

"When Tymofiy is five years old, his small family in Cherkasy, Ukraine grows by one. Not with the birth of a baby sister or brother, but with the appearance of Felix-mentor and tormentor, enemy and friend-Tymofiy's grandmother's sometime-boyfriend. "Who are you?" Felix screams in the depths of a confused and drunken rage at all who cross his path, his memories of the Soviet-Afghan war clouding his eyes and senses. "Who are you?" Tymofiy asks himself as he drifts through the streets of his hometown, searching for love and protection, for a better, happier way of life. A gritty, realist depiction of Ukraine and the post Soviet world, this book offers an affecting yet honest look into the life of someone suffering from PTSD. It is a story of growing up without much hope for a better future, and yet intense moments of connection and kindness persist. Just when things begin to seem insurmountably dark, a friendship begins, a kind word is said, or a hand reaches out and opens the curtains, letting in a little light."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Translated from the Ukrainian.

ISBN:

9781644214275

164421427X

OCLC:

1464283653

Publisher Number:

90102108777