new representation

stories about vanished and destroyed Odesa

Odesa, as we know, is currently under attack (almost daily), like so many Ukrainian cities. Pavel Lembersky’s collection of stories ODESA IS NOT ON THE HUDSON is paying tribute to the city rich in world-recognized literary tradition: chatty, irreverent, humorous, exuberant, ironic, whimsical. God knows, the irrepressible Odesans need that vibe in these dark times more than ever. But so does the world at large.

«Imagine Borges writing philosophical conceptual anecdotes using the sparkling language of Isaac Babel. Sometimes the significant parts are located in the breaks between phrases, and one can feel the draft of pain and despair blowing from those gaps which perhaps irony alone can suppress.» ANTON NESTEROV