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Kyivite, author of historical and metamodern fiction, in love with 1920s art and 1960s films. Currently based in London, doing Masters studies at the LSE European Institute.

My debut novel, "Cassandra is smoking cigarettes" is currently part of the CELA programme '27. In Ukraine it has been long-listed for the BBC Book of the Year prize, shortlisted for the Ukrinform Best Fiction of the Year prize, received the 12 Best Fiction Books of the Year award by the literary magazine Chytomo, and included in the Best Fiction of the Year list by PEN Ukraine.

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Киянка, авторка історичної та метамодерної художньої прози, що любить котів, мистецтво 1920х та фільми 1960х. Зараз базуюсь у Лондоні на час магістерських студій.

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