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The 1990s were a period of great creative upsurge, experimentation and liberation of Ukrainian culture. The artists who emerged at that time launched a wave of creativity that purposefully and persistently reshaped inherited models. In this first English-language monograph devoted entirely to contemporary Ukrainian prose, Marko Andrejczyk offers an in-depth analysis of the cultural explosion that swept through Ukraine in the first decade of its independence. The Intellectual as Hero in Ukrainian Prose of the 1990s examines the prose of leading authors of the time as a fascinating narrative filled with colourful characters. Andreychyk focuses on the role of the intellectual in the creation of post-Soviet Ukrainian identity, tracing the ups and downs of these characters as they attempt to redefine the creative sphere.