OSNOVY publi CATALOGUE & RIGHTS DISTRIBUTION shing 2019 about Osnovy Publishing was founded in 1992 by Bohdan Krawchenko and Solomiya Pavlychko. Over the past twenty years, Osnovy has published over three hundred titles. After the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine critically needed literature in Ukrainian. Osnovy was created to fill this need. The editorial board – headed by Solomiya Pavlychko from 1992 to 1999 – focused on providing readers in the newly independent Ukraine with high quality translations of classic masterpieces and a wide range of academic works. Osnovy supplied a new generation of students with world-class publications in literature, economics, political science, sociology and other key disciplines. Osnovy has translated and published Aristotle, W. Shakespeare, W. Golding, H. Matsuura, J. Kerouac and other important authors from antiquity to the present day. In 2012, Osnovy published Franz Kafka’s collection of his early works Contemplation, stylized after its first printing in 1912. Osnovy has also published numerous fundamental works in philosophy – F. Nietzsche, Simone de Beauvoir, M. Foucault, S. Freud and many others. The textbooks Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (P. Samuelson and W. Nordhaus) and Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (G. Welsch and D. Short) helped students of the early 1990s through the transition to a market economy. Osnovy has also published a Ukrainian translation of renowned historian Norman Davies’ Europe: A History in 2001. This monumental work is currently in its seventh run. Osnovy is also proud of its own original titles. The works of D. Nalyvaiko, V. Lytvynov, M. Zerov, L. Kurbas, S. Pavlychko, D. Pavlychko and S. Yefremov have made valuable contributions to Ukrainian scholarship. In 2009 Osnovy released the ten volume extensive work Ukraine: Anthology of the Monuments of State Creation, compiled by V. Shevchuk, V. Lytvynov, I. Dziuba, D. Pavlychko, O. Slipushko, R. Movchan, Y. Slyvko and V. Serhiychuk. This is the only publication that fully and comprehensively outlines a thousand years of Ukrainian history through socio-political documents and artistic works. Today Osnovy is actively developing a new range of books – books with unique content and design, conceived of and created by Ukrainian authors, designers and illustrators. From beautifully crafted coffee table photography compilations to a range of children’s books and fun travel guides – Osnovy’s repertoire continues to grow. Children’s literature Bestseller The author of the book, Anna Kopylova, turned a list of rare Little plants and animals of Ukraine into an engaging and readable Red children’s book. Illustrations to the texts were created by Book talented artist Olena Vasyk. Designer Dmytro Yermolov, known for his creative and stylish notebooks Kyiv Style, also Author contributed to the Little Red Book. Anna Kopylova Illustrator Looking at the colorful pictures, children will discover the Olena Vasyk unknown pages of Ukraine’s diverse nature and learn to value the fragile beauty of the surrounding world. 44 pages 21⨯27 Hardcover From 3 up 2014 Project available for country specific design 3000 сopies sold Children’s literature This book’s main goal is to help people understand that Petryk autism is not a disease that everyone should be afraid of, it and Fountains is a neurological feature. Petryk and Fountains will explain that inclusion is when others take the “uncomfortable” Author features of a person as part of their personality and accept it. Nadia Stepula People have different skin color, different eyes and hair, so Illustrator the same is true for neuron structure. Everyone looks Olha Selyshcheva different, everyone thinks differently, too, and these differences should be embraced, not hidden away. 32 pages 19 x 19 Hardcover An acquaintance of Petryk and Matilda in the park near the 2019 fountain is similar to the millions of other children’s acquaintances. The book’s heroes are small children that 2000 сopies sold have much in common; they love playing and discovering new things, but there are some differences. Petryk has autism, therefore, he perceives the outside world in a different way, he talks slower and shows emotion different- ly than Matilda does. When Matilda and Petryk become friends, Matilda understands him by saying, “We can play together, it’s not what I’m used to, but it’s still just as fun!” Children’s literature Phaedrus, a first century Roman writer, is recognized as The Fables the source of the modern Aesop Fables. Fables are one of Phaedrus of the oldest forms of storytelling that have come down to us and survived through the ages. They appear in Illustrator cultures throughout the world. The Fables of Phaedrus Polina Doroshenko have not lost relevance over the centuries: they capture 32 pages the essence of human nature, which remains unchanged 23⨯28,5 despite the collapse of empire and changing ideas about Hardcover the world. The book is illustrated by Polina Doroshenko. From 5 up 2015 Translation from Latin 2000 сopies sold Classical fiction Bestseller The most famous dramatic extravaganza in Ukrainian Forest Song literature has recently celebrated its one hundredth birthday. Still, the Forest Song by Lesia Ukrainka Author becomes increasingly relevant over time. It is more Lesia Ukrainka and more difficult to discern the true beauty – of Illustrator nature and of human feelings – in the insane rhythm of Polina Doroshenko modern life. Talented artist Polina Doroshenko 152 pages breathed new life into the classical work. 16,5⨯23,5 Softcover Her imaginative illustrations provide a new From 10 up perspective on the magical world of Ukrainian myths 2014 and legends that once inspired Lesia Ukrainka to create an immortal love story of village boy Lukash 3000 сopies sold and forest beauty Mavka. The book was featured in the White Ravens Catalogue Classical fiction Imagine three generations squished under one roof. Kaidash`s Try living a day among them. This pious Ukrainian Family family shows an entire spectrum of egotism, from the funny and petty to the fatal and grotesque. Author Replete with ridiculous confrontations, this novel will Ivan Nechui- entertain you and make you reflect on the nature of Levytskyi peace, unconditional love for your family, 176 pages and on what really matters in a relationship. 16,5⨯23,5 It teaches its readers how to survive in a small Softcover house with twenty relatives, and how to best wield From 12 up cookware in a fight. The family antics will make you 2015 laugh through tears all throughout the novel. 1500 сopies sold Lera Sxemka created modern collages that show how bizarre the relationships in one family can be. Classical fiction The Executed Renaissance represents a unique era The Executed in the history of Ukrainian literature. Giddy with the Renaissance freedom that they got after the dissolution of the Russian Author empire, Ukrainian intellectuals finally claimed a place Pavlo Tychyna, for themselves with all the pent-up energy of decades. Mykhail Semenko, However, the blossoming of Ukrainian poetry did not fit Mykola Zerov, Stalin’s plans. Most biographies of the artists of that time Ievhen Pluzhnyk, end with “were executed,” “died in exile,” or “committed Maksym Rylskyi, suicide.” Even those that did manage to survive never got Mykola Khvylovyi, the chance to continue their daring artistic experiments. Hryhoriy Kosynka, The present collection contains the poetry of the most Iurii Ianovskyi, prominent artists of the Executed Renaissance. Ostap Vyshnia llustrations by Sergiy Maidukov will immerse you in the 152 pages atmosphere of the 1920s. Instead of pondering the tragic 16,5⨯23,5 biographies of the authors, you will share the thrill with Softcover these courageous young innovators, explore their sources From 14 up of inspiration and their links to the present. 2015 2000 сopies sold Classical fiction Stepan Radchenko comes to Kyiv with his friends The City to study. He dreams “to conquer” the capital, like many other boys and girls who came to the city from smaller Author towns and villages in the beginning of the 20th century. Valerian The story describes Stepan’s endeavors in trying Pidmohylnyi to adjust to the life in the capital. He experiences Illustrator relationships with women and pursues the profession Maksym Pavliuk of a writer. 272 pages Valerian Pidmohylnyi was an important Ukrainian 16,5⨯23,5 novelist and translator. He is considered to have been one Softcover of the prominent leaders of the “Executed Renaissance”. 2017 2000 сopies sold Classical fiction Tiger Catchers — one of the most fascinating Ukrainian Tiger Catchers novels — focuses on the story of Hryhoriy Mnohohrish- nyi and his life in Soviet Far East among the Sirko Author family. The image of Hryhoriy, the everyday life of Ivan Bahrianyi displaced Ukrainians, the tortures and inhuman treatment Illustrator of “people’s enemies” by chekists were based on Denys Temnyi Bahrianyi’s personal experience. 264 pages Tiger Catchers, known to most through high school 16,5⨯23,5 Ukrainian literature course, becomes even more relevant Softcover during the times of great change when state’s ideals may 2016 be considered more important than a person’s life. Illustrations by Denys Temnyi give an innovative 2000 сopies sold perspective on a well-known literary piece. Classical fiction With his ever-prescient social commentary Ukraine’s Kateryna greatest poet, Taras Shevchenko, tells a tale of a woman’s desperate love and ultimate disgrace. Author Kateryna is a masterpiece of Ukrainian literature. Taras Shevchenko Illustrator Shevchenko’s poem is strikingly illustrated by Nikolai Nikolai Tolmachev Tolmachev. Born in 1993 in Kyiv, Nikolai studied at the Translator École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris John Weir (ENSBA) and has participated in several exhibitions with the Da-End gallery. 40 pages 23,5⨯30 Hardcover 2018 2000 copies sold Travel Bestseller As the title suggests, Awesome Ukraine is more Awesome than a guide: it is all that is awesome about Ukraine Ukraine – national dishes, historical facts, symbols, Bestseller mythology, popular culture and much more.