If before the war, every fifth book sold was the Ukrainian author, then last year it was every third book.
Bookstore E examines how the war changed Ukrainians’ book tastes. This is stated on the company’s website.
Among Ukrainian authors, books by Sergei Zhadan, Max Kidruk and Illarion Pavlyuk are most in demand at Bookstore Є. All three are among the top 10 authors in 2023. While the top ten for 2021 includes only two Ukrainian writers – Yulia Yarmolenko and Galina Vdovichenko.
Also, Ukrainians have increased interest in the works of our classics. Thus, the demand for the works of Ivan Bagryany increased 12 times, Podmogilny – ten times, Vinnichenko – nine times, Simonenko – eight times.
Books by Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Franko and Lesya Ukrainka were bought 2-3 times more often last year than before the whole invasion.
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Source: korrespondent
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