{"product_id":"ukrainian-lessons-art-in-a-time-of-war","title":"Ukrainian Lessons: Art in a Time of War","description":"\u003cp\u003eA first-hand account of art, survival and resistance in wartime Ukraine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The most beautifully written, moving book I can ever remember reading' PHILIPPA PERRY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A book for our times' PHILIPPE SANDS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant and unforgettable book' EDMUND DE WAAL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Higgins never imagined she would report on a war. But in the autumn of 2022, seven months into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she travelled there to find out how artists and writers were reflecting the devastating events in their work. The experience would change her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a war fuelled by the attempted erasure of Ukrainian culture - a war that has killed countless artists and created countless more - art has become a matter of life and death. In times of war, art and literature are where difficulty and complexity survive: where the most painful, unspeakable truths can still be faced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on two decades of cultural journalism, three years of reporting trips to Ukraine and her training as a classicist, Ukrainian Lessons explores the profound connections between war, art and life. It is a searing, urgent and unforgettable book about what artists are prepared to risk - and why culture is worth fighting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An excellent book' HENRY MARSH\u003cbr\u003e'A survival manual for our blood-stricken times' JACQUELINE ROSE\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful, erudite, heart-breaking' LINDSEY HILSUM\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60410977747278,"sku":"9781787335974","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/6775\/7390\/files\/9781787335974.jpg?v=1786972719","url":"https:\/\/intothewest.co.uk\/products\/ukrainian-lessons-art-in-a-time-of-war","provider":"Into the West Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}