Mikhas Yuzhyk, well known in literary circles as a prose writer and a book reviewer, presents his poetry. His philosophical verses written in two styles reflect the author’s multifaceted personality. In the first part of the book entitled Rhymer the author expresses his thoughts in a metrical form with rhymes. Antirhymer features his philosophical reflections expressed in an experimental form with some marked by a stroke of genius. This... More »

In his novel “Марыянеткі і лялькаводы” (Puppets and Masters) Mikhas Yuzhyk lifts the curtain on theater life and leads actors from stage to big city streets. A Minsk theater company’s young actor is struggling to get a role on stage and in real life. While trying to achieve his objectives he is challenged by “everyday laws” that rule the theater, not only day-to-day life. Mikhas Yuzhyk’s modern Belarusian city novel is notable for its s... More »

Time Reversed, a novel by Belarusian writer Mikhas Yuzhyk, tells a story of a young unappreciated writer who tries to establish himself among the capital city’s literati. The novel is about a young talented writer who finds it difficult to make a career in Minsk in the early 1990s without connections. The author shows how Belarusians had been affected by cynicism and loose morals of the Soviet era. After taking a fresh breath of democra... More »

“Мёртвае дрэва” (The Dead Tree) features stories and a novella by Belarusian writer Mikhas Yuzhyk. The stories explore human psyche, emphasizing the importance of Christian values, and are notable for intricate plots. The author succeeds in discussing the meaning and purpose of life in apparently simple “real-life” stories. First-person narration of some of the stories helps Mikhas Yuzhyk to impart his outlook, get closer to readers and... More »

Ні адна кніга, прачытаная ў апошнія гады, не выклікала ў мяне такога неадчэпнага жадання адказаць, «выгаварыцца», увязацца ў спрэчку, як кніга філасофіі Міхася Южыка «Човен на Млечным Шляху». Добра ўсведамляла, што «адказ» мой будзе мармытаннем не графамана нават, а вартымі жалю патугамі поўнага прафана. Усё напісанае прадугледжвае рэакцыю прафесіянала па тых законах, па якіх яно стваралася. Законы ж, паводле якіх прычаліў да нас южыкаў... More »