Writers do not only document the horror of conflict; they speak to a future that must exist beyond it Last week, thousands of readers gathered for a literary festival in Kyiv, risking air raids to hear from writers. Four brutal years of war have not destroyed the appetite for writing, but fuelle...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/12/the-guardian-view-on-literature-in-wartime-words-do-not-stop-when-the-bombing-begins)