Called ?the most influential Ukrainian book for the 15 years of independence, ?Field Work in Ukrainian Sex? by Oksana Zabuzhko is the tale of one woman's personal revolt provoked by a top literary scandal of the decade. The author, a noted Ukrainian poet and novelist, explains: ?When you turn 30, you inevitably start reconsidering what you have been taught in your formative years ? that is, if you really seek for your own voice as a writer. In my case, my personal identity crisis had coincided with the one experienced by my country after the advent of independence. The result turned explosive: ?Field Work in Ukrainian Sex.