Book Launch: War in My Home: When Conflict Becomes Everyday Life

Paweł Pieniążek

Experienced reporter, journalist, and war correspondent

“War in My Home” by Paweł Pieniążek describes the horrific, unending reality of conflict, often focusing on the Donbas region in Ukraine, where war becomes a normalized part of daily life, affecting civilians profoundly, with Pieniążek sharing raw, ground-level perspectives on survival, disillusionment, and the struggle to find meaning amidst continuous struggle, showcasing how ordinary people endure extraordinary circumstances.

Paweł Pieniążek is a journalist and non-fiction writer. He studies Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia at Harvard University. Pieniążek has reported from Afghanistan, Nagorno-Karabakh, Iraq, Syria, and Ukraine, capturing the human cost of conflict with rare empathy and precision. He is the author of several books, including War in My Home: When Conflict Becomes Everyday Life (Znak Literanova, 2025). His work has been nominated for the Ryszard Kapuściński Award for Literary Reportage, and in 2019, he received the MediaTory Award for excellence in journalism. In 2015, he was a Poynter Fellow in Journalism at Yale University.

Moderator: Dr. Vitaly Chernetsky (President of the Shevchenko Scientific Society)

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