A book by a Ukrainian writer received a prestigious award

A book by a Ukrainian writer received a prestigious award

Ukrainian writer Yekaterina Yegorushkina received the Silver Star of the Swedish Peter Pan Prize for her book My Forced Vacation, translated into Swedish.

The book tells the story of Vera, a girl who moves to the basement of a high-rise building with her parents and younger brother after the outbreak of a full-scale war. There, the family tries to adapt to the new realities.

The writer also said that at the end of the Swedish edition, there is a text in Ukrainian to facilitate the process of joint readings and discussions in schools.

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