Stargorod: A Novel in Many Voices

About the Translator

Translator Nina Shevchuk-Murray was born and raised in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. She holds degrees in English linguistics and Creative Writing. She translates both poetry and prose from the Russian and Ukrainian languages. Her translations and original poetry have been published in a number of literary magazines. With Ladette Randolph, she co-edited the anthology of Nebraska non-fiction The Big Empty (U of NE Press, 2007). Her translation of Peter Aleshkovsky’s novel, Fish: A History of One Migration, was long-listed for the Rossica Translation Prize. In 2012, her translation of Oksana Zabuzhko’s Museum of Abandoned Secrets (AmazonCrossing) was released.