Exodus-22

Exodus-22 Bilingual edition. In both English and Russian languages. Linor Goralik Ainsley Morse (translator), Venya Gushchin (translator), Yasha Klots (translator), Daniela Maksin (translator), Leonard Volchek (translator), Elina Alter (editor) "In March 2022, after the full-scale invasion of Russian forces into Ukraine, I went on a trip that took me from Israel to Tbilisi to Yerevan to Istanbul and back to Israel. I hoped to take notes on this 'Exodus-22' - that is, to create a record of people leaving Russia over the course of these weeks. This experience was incredibly important for me, and I am endlessly grateful to the people who met with me, spoke with me, and helped me work with this material. I should add that all of the Ns in these notes are different people, and the order of the notes for each location is roughly chronological." (Linor Goralik) Linor Goralik is a Ukrainian-born Russian-language poet, prose writer, essayist, translator and editor of multiple online literary journals and media. She is the author of over 20 books of poetry and prose as well as children's books. She has also taught fashion and creative writing. Since 2014, Goralik has lived and worked in Tel Aviv. Proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to support students and scholars displaced by war or repressions in their home countries. "History itself speaks to us from the pages of Goralik's book. Initially inarticulate, labored and abstruse, history finds its voice through Linor's efforts... Years from now, when we want to understand what happened to us, we will look to these pages with wonderment and melancholy. The fact that this book exists, offering us testimony and knowledge that are sometimes very difficult to face, makes us feel both gratitude and awe - the awe that is felt when time and catastrophe speak to you directly." (Polina Barskova)