Amadoka

Amadoka (Ukrainian: Амадока) is a novel by Ukrainian writer Sofia Andrukhovych, first published in 2020 by Vydavnytstvo Staroho Leva.[1][2][3][4] The book has three parts, each with their own protagonist. Part 1 is set after the Euromaidan, and follows an amnesiac veteran of the War in Donbas named Bohdan, and his wife Romana. Part 2 is set during The Holocaust, describing the life of Bohdan's grandmother. Part 3, also set after the Euromaidan, follows Sofia Zerova, whose son and husband were killed and executed, respectively. Parts 1 and 2 are narrated by Romana, an archivist who meets Bohdan, and attempts to piece together his identity.[1]

The title "Amadoka" refers to a semi-legendary lake called Amadoka mentioned in Ptolemy's maps.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ilchuck, Yuliya (2024). "The Multidirectional Turn in the Literature about Holocaust in Post-Euromaidan Ukraine (On the Material of Sofia Andrukhovych's "Amadoka")". Teksty Drugie. 2024 (1): 125–142. doi:10.18318/td.2024.en.1.8.
  2. ↑ Лівін, Марк (2020-03-24). "«Пам'ять і забуття». Про що нова книга Софії Андрухович «Амадока» – пояснює авторка". The Village Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  3. ↑ "I "Amadoka" gör Sofia Andruchovytj vad få författare vågar". DN.se (in Swedish). 2025-02-22. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  4. ↑ Korniyenko, Natalya (25 June 2024). "'The temptation is to forget this terrible war but we must not': Ukrainian author Sofia Andrukhovych". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
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