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About the Author
Kalani Pickhart was selected as an inaugural 2022 New Voices Literary Fellow for the Sun Valley Writer's Conference, and has been the recipient of fellowships from the Virginia G. Piper Center and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Intelligence for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies. I Will Die in a Foreign Land has been recently long-listed for the Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell First Novelist Award and has been named a finalist for the Young Lions Fiction Award. Kalani currently lives and writes in Phoenix, Arizona.
Reviews
Powerful debut ... an impressive feat of empathy ... a rich, multilayered story [that] will resonate with a wide range of readers, and provide illuminating insight for those hoping to learn more about the current conflict. * Guardian *
Pickhart's story is powerful, boldly imaginative, rich in history and feeling, charged with events that have occurred since it was written - and which summon up the same force of the history that compelled an American author to write about this "foreign land". * The Times *
An innovative and compelling debut... I Will Die in a Foreign Land is an illuminating and worthwhile read. * The Irish Times *
This bighearted novel generously portrays the unforgettable set of characters through their determination to face oppression. It's a stunner. * Publishers Weekly, Starred review *
Simply breathtaking in its scope. Pickhart's storytelling is flawless with nothing gratuitous or superfluous. She has taken a large, complex subject and rendered it both tragic and tender by reminding the reader that in the end, the individual life touched by conflict is what really matters. * New York Journal of Books *
In many ways, the book feels like an ode to the everyman of Ukraine. With a deft hand, it celebrates those who strive to heal when the world around them feels broken, and the bravery required to love against the odds. * BookBrowse *
An unforgettable reading experience and a critical lesson in ongoing global history. * Booklist *
A debut that is as thoughtful as it is explosive. * BuzzFeed *
Rooted in historical events, the novel follows four unforgettable characters finding their way amidst the violence and turmoil, striving to live and not just survive. So gorgeous and oh so very timely. * Literary Hub *
A fully immersive experience that's perfect for a winter read. * Cosmopolitan, Best Historical Fiction Novels of the year *
The sort of ambitious debut novel that makes you sit up and take notice... announces an exciting new voice in fiction. * The Chicago Review of Books *
Pickhart's characters are rich and real, flawed and scared, brave and noble. They betray and they are betrayed, sexually and politically and in every other way... By telling stories of those who live in history but refuse to fully succumb to it, Pickhart recuperates the humanity of the people of Ukraine and celebrates their lives as human beings, not as footnotes to someone else's history. * Necessary Fiction *
Since 1991, Ukraine has experienced three revolutions, and Pickhart elegantly captures how these events build up inside a person, giving many Ukrainians an acute awareness of the self as both agent and consequence of history. * Sonya Bilocerkowycz, author of On Our Way Home from the Revolution *
Innovative, emotionally resonant, and deeply affecting, this is a more-than-promising debut from a very talented writer. * Kirkus, Starred review *
Book Information
ISBN 9780857529305
Author Kalani Pickhart
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Doubleday
Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g
Dimensions(mm) 222mm * 144mm * 32mm