This book brings us to the very core of the debates about nations and nationalism. It presents a microhistory of Ivan Franko (1856-1916), a prolific writer and political activist, who was an indisputable leader in forging a modern Ukrainian identity in the late Habsburg Galicia.

Preface
Translated by Mark Baker
PART I: Franko and His Times
Chapter 1: Austrian Galicia: Movement without Changes, Changes without Movement
Chapter 2: The Riddles of His Birth
Chapter 3: Early Childhood
Chapter 4: School Years
Chapter 5: Between the Small and the Large Fatherland
Chapter 6: Did the Peasants Have a Fatherland?

Chapter 7: The Turning-Point: The Modern Metropolis

Chapter 8: At the Forefront of the Socialist Movement

Chapter 9: ¿A Journal, All We Need Is a Journal!¿
PART II: Franko and His Society

Chapter 10: Franko and His World Perception

Chapter 11: Franko and His Peasants
Chapter 12: Franko and His Boryslav
Chapter 13: Franko and His Women
Chapter 14: Franko and His Jews
Chapter 15: Franko and His Readers
Chapter 16: How Franko Became a Genius
Chapter 17: A Prophet in His Own Land
Bibliography
Index

Yaroslav Hrytsak is a leading Ukrainian historian and public intellectual. He is the author of numerous publications in modern history of Eastern Europe. He has taught at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Central European University (Budapest), and has been awarded various Ukrainian and foreign awards for academic achievements and public endeavors.