The Pokutt Trinity. A Selection of Short Prose

Church bells and the roar of cannons, plowing and neighbors' gossip, everyday dramas and children's laughter, life and death - all this was depicted in the bright thicket of colors of the Carpathian region by three writers known as the Pokuttya Trinity. Les Martovych, Vasyl Stefanyk and Marko Cheremshyna show readers a picture of the daily life of peasants at the beginning of the 20th century, without hiding either beauty or pain. Together they create a unique phenomenon of content and form in Ukrainian literature. Colorful language resonates with poignant plots, and each work is imbued with sincere love for their land, their people. The collection of short prose "Pokuttya Trinity" contains stories, essays and short stories by three writers of the picturesque Pokuttya of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.