▁writers ▁F iction ▁Collect ive ▁( l ater ▁FC 2 ) ▁and ▁published ▁with ▁it ▁the ▁nov els ▁Men ing itis ▁and ▁Three ▁Bl ond es ▁and ▁Death , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁received ▁high ▁pra ise ▁from ▁US ▁critics . ▁( Three ▁Bl ond es ▁and ▁Death , ▁for ▁instance , ▁was ▁compared ▁by ▁one ▁rev iewer ▁to ▁the ▁sk ys c rap ers ▁of ▁M ies ▁van ▁der ▁Ro he ▁and ▁G rop ius ▁which ▁to wers ▁over ▁the ▁c ott ages ▁of ▁contemporary ▁American ▁fiction .) ▁▁ ▁With ▁Ukraine ' s ▁independence , ▁which ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁T arna w sky ▁returned ▁to ▁writing ▁in ▁Ukrain ian , ▁publishing ▁literary ▁works ▁and ▁articles ▁in ▁the ▁press ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁separate ▁books . ▁His ▁works ▁now ▁show ▁elements ▁characteristic ▁of ▁post mod ern ism , ▁such ▁as ▁pol yst yl ism , ▁coll age , ▁past iche , ▁and ▁the ▁taking ▁on ▁of ▁many , ▁sometimes ▁oppos ing , ▁st ances ▁or ▁mask s ▁( for ▁instance , ▁the ▁poetry ▁collection ▁An ▁Ide al ▁Woman ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁the ▁book - length ▁poem ▁U ▁ra ▁na ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁and ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁St icks ▁and ▁P its ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁cycle ▁of ▁plays ▁ 6 x 0 ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁all ▁in ▁Ukrain ian ). ▁This ▁process ▁cul min ates ▁in ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁a ▁three - volume ▁set ▁of