Little Yellow Excavator — Malenkyi Zhovtyi Ekskavator (Ukrainian Hardcover Anthology)

Little Yellow Excavator (Маленький жовтий екскаватор) is a powerful anthology that amplifies the voices of military writers and veterans of Ukraine’s ongoing war. This 2024 hardcover edition (228 pages, format 145 × 205 mm) blends prose and poetry with evocative photographic images from the independent media project Donbas Frontliner — creating a deeply moving tribute to those who defend lives and uphold hope. 

Featuring writings from 19 authors and author-survivors (including Eva Tur, Maria Oleshchenko, Andriy Dubchak, among others), each contribution offers a raw, intimate snapshot of battle, loss, memory, duty, and resilience.  With alternating poetry and narrative forms intertwined with stark imagery, this anthology doesn’t shy away from the cost of conflict — yet it pulses with gratitude and faith in Ukraine’s future.

Ideal for readers of war literature, contemporary Ukrainian culture, and socially engaged voices, this edition is more than a book — it’s a collective testament of courage, remembrance, and communal memory.