The Sleepwalkers. Dreams of Ukrainian Writers

The list of authors

The front cover

The editor’s word:

It is quite possible that “The Sleepwalkers” is the world’s first anthology of writers’ dreams.

Thanks to this anthology the readers are able to read the dreams of 80 contemporary Ukrainian writers of different generations.

It is possibly the first time that so many most famous poets, prose writers, children’s writers and playwrights are gathered under one cover.

In fact, this book comprises three generations of the Ukrainian writers. This is an interesting snapshot of the whole Ukrainian contemporary literature, emphasizing on the young ones, for it is today’s 20 year-olds that are worth observing as tomorrow’s classic writers.

All the dreams are written down specially for this edition. The only exception is a dream of Hryhoriy Skovoroda, for this can possibly be the most ancient Ukrainian writer’s dream ever publicized.

The book clearly exposes the broadening geography of our writing. A lot of Ukrainian writers now live and write abroad. In this book we can observe the changing focuses, themes, styles, landscapes.

The cover of “The Sleepwalkers” is decorated with the artwork of Rafal Olbinsky, a famous American contemporary artist, a holder of an international “Oscar” art award (Paris).

The list of authors:

Sophia Andrukhovych, Yuri Andrukhovych, Jaroslava-Francheska Barbieri, Oles Barlig, Natalka Bilotserkivets’, Svitlana Bohdan, Andriy Bondar, Khrystia Vengryniuk, Yuri Vynnychuk, Stanislav Vyshensky, Tymofiy Havryliv, Vasyl Herasymyuk, Vasyl Holoborod’ko, Bohdan-Oleh Horobchuk, Sashko Horsky, Vasyl Gabor, Yaroslav Gadzinsky, Daria Demkovych, Larysa Denysenko, Sashko Dermansky, Anatoliy Dimarov, Ivan Drach, Serhiy Zhadan, Taras Zherebetsky, Bohdan Zholdak, Oxana Zabuzhko, Izdryk, Oles’ Il’chenko, Ihor Kalynets’, Irena Karpa, Anatoliy Kychynsky, Andriy Kokotyukha, Yevheniya Kononenko, Lina Kostenko, Oleh Kotsarev, Oleh Kryshtopa, Halyna Kruk, Andriy Kurkov, Maria Kucherenko, Katya Lebedeva, Semen Lybon’, Oleh Lysheha, Sashko Lirnyk, Ivan Luchuk, Andriy Lyubka, Ivan Malkovych, Taras Malkovych, Tanya Maliarchuk, Maria Matios, Bohdana Matiyash, Vasyl Makhno, Petro Midyanka, Kost’ Moskalets’, Victor Neborak, Dmytro Pavlychko, Halyna Pahutiak, Serhiy Pantyuk, Oxana Pakhlyovs’ka, Halyna Petrosanyak, Svitlana Pyrkalo, Les’ Podervyans’ky, Yurko Pozayak, Taras Prokhas’ko, Iren Rozdobud’ko, Oleh Romanenko, Volodymyr Rutkivsky, Maryana Savka, Hryhoriy Skovoroda , Ostap Slyvynsky, Maryna Sokolyan, Yulia Stakhivska, Olena Stepanenko, Lyudmyla Taran, Halyna Tkachuk, Ksenya Kharchenko, Kateryna Khinkulova, Volodymyr Tsybul’ko, Artem Chekh, Vasyl Shklyar, Vladyslav Shubenkov, Lyubov Yakymchuk.

Most sincere appreciation to all writers of “The Sleepwalkers” anthology.

Presentations of "The Sleepwalkers"

• The presentation of “The Sleepwalkers. Dreams of Ukrainian Writers”, 17 September 2010