Lightning. The Dove. Novellas — Yatskiv, 304 pages, Ukrainian Prose

Lightning. The Dove. Novellas (Блискавиці. Горлиця. Новели) is a collected edition by Ukrainian author Mykhailo Yatskiv, published in 2024 under the Noncanonical Canon series by Vikhola. Видавництво Віхола In this edition, you’ll find the novella Горлиця along with other short works that explore the tension between tradition and modernity, the personal and social, the aesthetic and political. 

Yatskiv, a member of the early 20th century Ukrainian modernist group Moloda Muza, blends lyrical realism with modernist sensibilities. His works navigate inner conflict, the weight of memory, and the transformations of society.The novella Горлиця itself is one of the few Ukrainian texts to reflect on the experience of World War I, offering a poetic and reflective view on violence, trauma, and the inner life of characters.

This edition spans 304 pages, in a compact 130×200 mm softcover format with flaps.  The texts were collated from historical editions and archival sources: Блискавиці checked against the 1918 edition, Горлиця from the 1973 Selected Works, and other novellas from archival materials provided by Danilo Ilnytsky. 

For readers interested in rediscovering obscured voices in Ukrainian literature, in the tension between canonical and non‑canonical, this book is a gateway. It’s ideal for those who value poetic prose, historical resonance, inner psychological landscapes, and the revival of Ukrainian modernism. The Noncanonical Canon series seeks precisely this — to bring forward texts that were sidelined, misunderstood, or overlooked.