Yuriy Yanovskyi (1902–1954) is a Ukrainian writer, playwright, editor, and military journalist, one of the most distinctive Ukrainian artists of the 1920s. In 1925–1926, he worked at the Odesa Film Factory, and this experience is shown in his main novel, The Figurehead.
We immerse ourselves in the atmosphere of Odesa and behind the scenes of film production with all its peculiarities - with the quarrels of directors and screenwriters, the intense work of film developers and editors, the hunt for a good shot, and the construction of scenery.
The story covers different temporal and spatial planes, built on the interweaving of many plots: from the process of shooting the film and building the ship to the amazing adventure stories of sailors.
This is a multifaceted novel that is easy to read, experimental, and just plain well-written.
This book is published in the "Our Classics" series by the Pabulum publishing house. These are the most important texts of Ukrainian literature. Books that will reset your perception of our culture. These are texts that became a phenomenon in literature and influenced its development. In a strong country, it is important to read and know "our classics".
