Author: Zavadovych, Roman
Title: Ia Pidu! Opovidannia Z Kniazhykh Chasiv V Ukraini (I Will Go! a Story of the Middle Ages in Ukraine)
Description: Toronto / New York, Obednannia Pratsivnykiv Literatury dlia Ditei i Molodi, 1970. First Edition. First edition; 10 x 7; pp. [2], 5-29, [2]; stapled, glossy, pictorial wraps in off-white, red, and black, designed by Mykhailo Mykhalevych; illustrated with numerous monochrome drawings by Petro Andrusiv; minor wear and creasing to margins of wraps and corners; in very good to near fine condition. Roman Zavadovych (1903 - 1985), writing under the pseudonyms Roman zi Slavnoi, Fortissimo, R. Rolianyk, and M. Mamorsky, was a writer, poet, and arguably, one of the best known Ukrainian emigre children's authors. His literary career began in the 1920s with contributions of fairy tales, poems, and youth plays to various magazines. After spending time in a DP camp in Germany, Zavadovych emigrated to the US and settled in Chicago. He co-founded the Association for Ukrainian Writers for Children and Youth (OPDL), together with Iurii Tyshchenko, worked as a co-editor of "Veselka" magazine, and wrote, altogether during his life, over 30 children's books, many of which would be reprinted and issued in several editions, including the current one, set during the Middle Ages in Ukraine. The creator of the cover art, Mykhailo Mykhalevich (1906 - 1984) was a Ukrainian graphic artist, illustrator, icon painter, and stage designer. After spending time in DP camps in Germany, he emigrated to the US, where he worked on propaganda materials and caricatures and decorated various children's books. The illustrator, Petro Andrusiv (1906 - 1981) was a painter and graphic artist, who emigrated to Philadelphia in 1947, co-founded the Ukrainian Artists' Association in the US, created numerous murals for churches, and illustrated many children's books. Near fine .

Keywords: Children, Middle Ages, Emigre


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