Olha Kobylianska (1863 - 1942) is a Ukrainian modernist writer, an early participant of the feminist movement in Bukovyna, and a close friend of Lesia Ukrainka. For almost half a century, she wrote dozens of short stories, short stories, novellas, and novels, which became one of the most important in the early modernism of Ukrainian literature.
The novel "Tsarivna" is, obviously, the peak of Olha Kobylianska's creativity. This is a text rich in meaning, which captivated Lesia Ukrainka with its subtle psychologism and irritated Ivan Franko with an excess of "sensitivity".
This is a story about an emancipated woman who writes, dreams of a literary career, and fights for her rights. The first text in Ukrainian literature about writing.
"Tsarivna" is, in particular, about the psychological motivation for writing. How is it when the circumstances are not favorable at all? There is no creative environment, no support, on the contrary, people around do not understand why all these efforts.
This publication begins the "Our Classics" series from the Pabulum publishing house. The most important texts of Ukrainian literature will be published in the series. Books that will reset your perception of our culture. Texts that became phenomena in literature and influenced its development. In a strong country, it is important to read and know "our classics".
