Translating “All of Baba’s Children”: A Conversation with Myrna Kostash

First published in 1977, Myrna Kostash's legendary book All of Baba’s Children is approaching its 50th anniversary. 

 All of Baba’s Children investigates the darker corners of Canadian identity, celebrates a people's “great adventure” and has become part of the literary heritage of the West. Myrna's probing of the experiences of three generations of Ukrainians in Canada rapidly became a bestseller.

Today, the book continues to attract its new readers, and much interest in this seminal work is also growing in Ukraine. What does All of Baba's Children mean to today's Ukrainian community in Canada? How can we 'translate' the book for new audiences at home and internationally?

Join Myrna Kostash, author of All of Baba’s Children, in conversation with Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Director Natalia Khanenko-Friesen, and Olha Poliukhovych, literary critic, scholar, and VP of Research and Academic Affairs at Kyiv Mohyla Academy, as they discuss the writing of All of Baba’s Children, its impact across the years, the broader community understanding of Ukrainian Canadians, and the revived interest in this work in Ukraine.