Friends of Princeton University Library Small Talk: "Writing in Ukraine to Resist Imperialism," A Conversation with Author and Soldier, Artem Chapeye
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Join the Friends of Princeton University Library for an extraordinary conversation with Ukrainian author and soldier, Artem Chapeye.
An author of both creative nonfiction and popular fiction, Chapeye was born and raised in the small Western Ukrainian city of Kolomyia and has spent much of the last 20 years living in Kyiv. He has authored two novels and four books of creative nonfiction, and is a co-author of a book of war reportage. A four-time finalist of the BBC Book of the Year Award, his recent collection “The Ukraine “was one of three finalists in the award’s new nonfiction category in 2018.
Artem is an avid traveler who has spent approximately two years living, working, and traveling in the U.S. and Central America – an experience that has greatly informed his writing. His work has been translated into seven languages, and has appeared in English in the Best European Fiction anthology and in publications such as “Refugees Worldwide” in translation by Marian Schwartz. Artem is a past recipient of the Central European Initiative Fellowship for Writers in Residence (Slovenia) and the Paul Celan Fellowship for Translators (Austria), as well as a finalist of the Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism.
Chapeye joins us from the front lines of the war in Ukraine.
Current Friends of PUL members are invited to attend in person. Registration is required.
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- Date:
- Wednesday, October 22, 2025
- Time:
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location:
- Louis A. Simpson International Building - Room A71
- Audience:
- Friends of Princeton University Library Student Friends of Princeton University Library
- Categories:
- Friends of the Princeton University Library Event
This event is part of the Friends of the Princeton University Library Small Talks Series.
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