Voroshilovgrad Superhero is kidnapped for ransom—and not

is kidnapped for ransom—and not a soul notices

where loyalty to one’s friends

and page-turning suspense

In the intervening time

as rapturous

Voroshilovgrad Superhero is kidnapped for ransom—and notA city dwelling executive heads home to take over his brother's gas station after his mysterious disappearance, but all he finds at home are mysteries and ghosts. The bleak industrial landscape of now war torn eastern Ukraine sets the stage for Voroshilovgrad, the Soviet era name of the Ukranian city of Luhansk, mixing magical realism and exhilarating road novel in poetic, powerful, and expressive prose. Serhiy Zhadan, one of the key figureheads in