On the Island — Kotsiubynsky, 320 Pages Hardcover, Vivat Classics

On the Island (На острові) by Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, newly published in the Vivat Classics series (2025), gathers twelve masterfully crafted novellas and stories into a 320‑page hardcover edition approx. 130×200 mm. This anthology unfolds a symbolic world where individuals become islands — separate, introspective, yearning to find harmony while wrestling with alienation, inner conflict, and the pursuit of connection. 

Kotsiubynsky’s prose is saturated with vivid imagery and dramatic tension. Whether the setting is the sea, the hills of the Carpathians, or the shores of Capri, the focus remains unwaveringly on human consciousness: the shadows of memory, the gentle approach to beauty and sorrow, and the search for a kindred soul. In letters, he once described this kind of story as needing “a bit of sun, sea, people, and me” — and this collection delivers precisely that. 

Ideal for readers who cherish Ukrainian literature, psychological depth, poetic reflection, and stories that resonate beyond action. On the Island is perfect for those moments when you want to pause — to feel the salt‑smell of the sea, to reflect, to inhabit silence between words. A book to hold, to think about, and to revisit.