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Ukrainian writer and poet Kateryna Babkina at the Lviv International Book Fair and Literature Festival on September 13, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ukrainian poet Kateryna Babkina<\/a> was on a trip to Israel promoting her work when the remarkable happened. An admirer of her poetry, translator Anton Paperny, had independently been translating<\/a> her work from the Ukrainian into Hebrew.\u00a0 At a presentation, Babkina heard her poetry read in that language for the first time.<\/p>\n

The result of Paperny\u2019s individual initiative is an anthology of Babkina\u2019s poetry titled Ask the Same for Everybody<\/em>. The volume was unveiled earlier this year at the Jerusalem International Book Fair<\/a>. This fall, it was presented to Ukrainian audiences in Lviv, at that city\u2019s literature festival, accompanied by a surprise reading of the Hebrew-language text.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ask the Same for Everybody<\/em> marks a milestone in the journey to introduce Ukrainian literature to Israeli audiences, says Babkina\u2019s publisher, Yoav Itamar of Khaver Laet. Israelis still know little about Ukraine\u2019s literary landscape. Babkina\u2019s evocative volume is an important step forward.<\/p>\n

Babkina, who is in her 30\u2019s, has established herself as one of Ukraine\u2019s most significant writers. Not only is she a poet, but is also a novelist, essayist, screenwriter, translator and children\u2019s author. Her works have been translated into a number of languages, including German, French and Spanish. And now, into Hebrew.<\/p>\n

In the videos below, Babkina talks about her work, the promotion of Ukrainian literature abroad and recites her poetry. Victor Radutsky, the esteemed Hebrew-language translator who was at the fair in Lviv, graciously orates one of her poems in Hebrew. \u00a0Josef Zissels, head of the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities of Ukraine, was the moderator.<\/p>\n

The publication of Ask the Same for Everybody <\/em>was made possible with the support of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter.<\/p>\n

Presentation of Kateryna Babkina\u2019s Hebrew-language book of poetry Ask the Same for Everybody<\/em>, Lviv, September 13, 2017<\/span>
\n<\/strong>(in Ukrainian and Hebrew-language reading)<\/em><\/p>\n