Books by Valzhyna Mort
“In the language of intellectual poetry Valzhyna Mort is telling about Belarus and Belarusians, making connections and making sense of who we are and why we are who we are. This poetry calls to your deepest subconscious by creating pictures so vivid you can see, feel, touch, walk among all the things and places you read about.” Read more...
Five of the Best Works of Belarusian Literature
Hanna Komar, Poet
Interviews where books by Valzhyna Mort were recommended
Five of the Best Works of Belarusian Literature, recommended by Hanna Komar
Writers have been subject to persecution and repression in Belarus, and increasingly so in the aftermath of the protests that swept the nation in 2020 and 2021. Owning or distributing books deemed ‘extremist’ by the Lukashenko government can be enough to land you in jail. Here, the poet and activist Hanna Komar selects five of the best works of Belarusian literature that offer a glimpse of the culture and mindset of this post-Soviet nation, and the bravery of those who continue to fight for political freedom.
