The Weathering

“An allegorical tale about humanity’s inherent morality: Are we naturally good or evil; why is it imperative we exist in opposition to something; will we—when given the chance to start over—build a society that is caring and inclusive, or will we find a way to repeat the errors that resulted in the world we currently inhabit, one dependent on arbitrary hierarchies… . Readers are given plenty to think about and the space in which to do their thinking, both conditions that keep them living within the story long after they shut the cover.” —Cory Oldweiler, Words Without Borders

“Poetic and ominous, Artem Chapeye’s The Weathering radically questions the kind of world we have built for ourselves. It is a hauntingly beautiful novel that offers no answers, but at least tries to leave us with hope.” —Krisztina Tóth, author of Eye of the Monkey

“An empathetic, emotionally raw account that is as darkly humorous as it is horrific, The Weathering balances the universality of humankind’s survival in a post-apocalyptic world through a uniquely Ukrainian perspective. Chapeye has created an apocalyptic world that is itself a living monster: a destructive, electrochemical force that will make your hair stand on end. Even still, The Weathering is a deeply compassionate novel that cultivates an arresting tenderness not just for its protagonists, but for its world.” —Kalani Pickhart, NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award-winning author of I Will Die in a Foreign Land

ARTEM CHAPEYE was born and raised in the small Western Ukrainian city of Kolomyia and has spent much of the last twenty years living in Kyiv. He is the author of two novels and four books of creative nonfiction in Ukrainian, is a co-author of a book of war reportage, and has four-times been a finalist of the BBC Book of the Year Award. Artem is an avid traveler who spent close to 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, translated 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. He serves on the board of PEN Ukraine. He has been a soldier in the Ukrainian army since the early days of the full-scale Russian invasion.

DAISY GIBBONS is a literary translator from Ukrainian into English. A graduate of Cambridge University’s Slavonic Department, she took up translation and interpreting while living in Kyiv. She translates contemporary and classic Ukrainian literature and drama, and has been awarded prizes from the Ukrainian Institute in London for her work. She has translated works by Lesia Ukrainka, Sofia Andrukhovych, Victoria Amelina, Artem Chapeye, Artem Chekh, Tamara Duda, Oleg Sentsov, Olena Stiazhkina, Oksana Lutsyshyna, Irena Karpa, among others. Extracts of her work and short pieces have been published by The Guardian, Harper’s magazine, Vanity Fair, and The New York Times. She now spends her time between Oxford and Ukraine.

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