Belarusian literature in English, and in Belarusian, ready for your shelves, your syllabus and your shop.
Our titles fill a real gap in Slavic and Eastern European studies, world literature, translation studies, folklore, anthropology and diaspora collections. Most of our translations have never before been available in English.
Most of our print titles are distributed through Ingram / Lightning Source, so libraries, library vendors and bookstores can order them by ISBN from their usual supplier. If a title isn’t showing in your catalogue, email us and we’ll supply it directly.
Libraries and educators
- Through your usual supplier: order by ISBN through Ingram or your library vendor.
- Directly from us: libraries, schools and universities receive a special institutional discount on direct orders. Email mail@grunwald.ca with the titles and quantities you need.
- Examination copies: educators, academic and public libraries, cultural non-profits and Belarusian community organisations may request free examination copies.
Bookstores and retailers
- Order through Ingram: stock our titles alongside the rest of your order, by ISBN, at your usual Ingram terms.
- Order directly: independent bookstores, museum and gallery shops, and Belarusian and Eastern European community stores can order from us directly. Email mail@grunwald.ca with the titles and quantities and we’ll send our trade terms.
- Events and book fairs: hosting a reading, a Belarusian cultural event or a book fair? Get in touch about copies for your event.
- Title information: cover images, descriptions and full bibliographic details for every title are available on request.
Titles and ISBNs
Available now
| Title | Author | Format | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobleman Zavalnia, or Belarus in Fantastical Tales | Jan Barszczewski, tr. Olya Ianovskaia | Trade paperback (B&W), 422 pp. | 978-1-7383142-2-5 |
| Nobleman Zavalnia | EPUB | 978-1-7383142-3-2 | |
| Two Souls | Maksim Haretski, tr. Olya Ianovskaia | Paperback, 182 pp. | 978-1-7383142-0-1 |
| Two Souls | EPUB | 978-1-7383142-1-8 | |
| Tomorrow is Yesterday | Kastuś Akuła | Trade paperback (B&W) | 978-1-0693348-6-2 |
| Tomorrow is Yesterday | Premium paperback | 978-1-0693348-5-5 | |
| Tomorrow is Yesterday | EPUB | 978-1-0693348-7-9 | |
| The Belarusian Cookbook | Aliaksandr Biely | Hardcover, 408 pp. | 978-1-7383142-8-7 |
| Білінгва (Bilingva) (in Belarusian/Russian) | Uladzislaŭ Navažylaŭ | Paperback | 978-1-0693348-1-7 |
| Білінгва | EPUB | 978-1-0693348-2-4 | |
| Яблык у валізцы (in Belarusian) | Uladzislaŭ Navažylaŭ | Premium paperback | 978-1-0693348-3-1 |
| Яблык у валізцы | EPUB | 978-1-0693348-8-6 |
Forthcoming
| Title | Author | Format | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobleman Zavalnia, premium illustrated edition (expected December 2026) | Jan Barszczewski, tr. Olya Ianovskaia, illus. Nasta Lee | Hardcover, full colour, 8 × 10 in, 304 pp. | 978-1-7383142-9-4 |
| Remnants of the Ancient Worldview among Belarusians (on sale Oct 31, 2026) | Adam Bahdanovich | EPUB | 978-1-0697424-9-0 |
| Remnants of the Ancient Worldview among Belarusians | Paperback, 204 pp. | 978-1-0697424-3-8 | |
| Пережитки древняго міросозерцанія у Бѣлоруссовъ, 1895 (on sale Oct 31, 2026) | Adam Bahdanovich | Paperback, facsimile, 196 pp. | 978-1-0697424-4-5 |
| Пережитки древняго міросозерцанія | EPUB, transcribed text | 978-1-0658448-0-8 | |
| Непрытомнасць (in Belarusian) | Uladzislaŭ Navažylaŭ | Paperback, 220 pp. | 978-1-0697424-0-7 |
| Непрытомнасць | EPUB | 978-1-0697424-1-4 | |
| As Much Freedom as You Can Carry: Confessions of a Belarusian Metalhead | Uladzislaŭ Navažylaŭ (Lesley Knife), tr. Olya Ianovskaia | Paperback, 5.5 × 8.5 in, 338 pp. | 978-1-0693348-4-8 |
| As Much Freedom as You Can Carry | EPUB | 978-1-0693348-9-3 | |
| Above All: A Memoir of Mountains and the Women Who Climbed Them | Liliya Ianovskaia | Paperback | 978-1-0697424-2-1 |
| Above All | EPUB | 978-1-0658448-1-5 | |
| Two Souls / Дзве душы, bilingual English–Belarusian edition | Maksim Haretski, tr. Olya Ianovskaia | Paperback, tête-bêche (flip book), 5.5 × 8.5 in | 978-1-0697424-5-2 |
Suggested for courses and programs
Where our books fit on a syllabus or reading list. Examination copies are available for course adoption.
| Course area | Titles |
|---|---|
| Slavic and Eastern European literature | Two Souls (also bilingual), Nobleman Zavalnia, Tomorrow is Yesterday |
| Modernism, existentialism and 20th-century literature | Two Souls (1919), the first Belarusian existentialist novel: a young man torn between self and nation in the years of war and revolution |
| World literature and literature in translation | Nobleman Zavalnia, Two Souls, As Much Freedom as You Can Carry |
| Romanticism, the Gothic and folk horror | Nobleman Zavalnia (1840s), with its companion tales |
| Folklore, mythology and religious studies | Remnants of the Ancient Worldview among Belarusians, Nobleman Zavalnia |
| Anthropology and ethnography | Remnants of the Ancient Worldview among Belarusians and its 1895 Russian original in facsimile |
| History: the First World War and the Russian Revolution | Two Souls |
| History: the Second World War, occupation and memory | Tomorrow is Yesterday |
| Post-Soviet studies | As Much Freedom as You Can Carry, Яблык у валізцы, Непрытомнасць |
| Political science, authoritarianism and human rights | As Much Freedom as You Can Carry, Непрытомнасць, Білінгва, Two Souls |
| Exile, migration and diaspora studies | Tomorrow is Yesterday, As Much Freedom as You Can Carry, Непрытомнасць, Білінгва |
| Canadian literature | Tomorrow is Yesterday, first published in Canada in 1968 |
| Memoir and life writing | As Much Freedom as You Can Carry, Above All |
| Music, popular culture and subcultures | As Much Freedom as You Can Carry, the inside story of Belarusian metal and Gods Tower; Білінгва |
| Women’s and gender studies, sport and adventure | Above All, with its history of Belarusian women in high-altitude climbing |
| Food studies and cultural history | The Belarusian Cookbook |
| Belarusian language and bilingual education | The bilingual Two Souls / Дзве душы; Яблык у валізцы read alongside its English translation |
| Translation studies | Original and translation pairs: Яблык у валізцы and As Much Freedom as You Can Carry; the 1895 facsimile and Remnants; the bilingual Two Souls |
| Book history and print culture | The 1895 Grodno facsimile of Bahdanovich’s Пережитки |
Not a librarian or bookseller? You can still help
Ask your public or university library to order our titles. Most libraries have a “suggest a purchase” form, and it takes five minutes. Or ask your local bookstore to stock them. Every request helps keep Belarusian literature on shelves.
Contact: mail@grunwald.ca