"The Greedy Kanchuga" is an adventure novel in a period style, written by the Ukrainian writer Olesk Zabuzhka. The book tells the story of a young talented dombra player who lives in the steppes at the beginning of the 20th century. The main character, Kanchuga, strives for fame and fortune and is ready to do anything to achieve his goal. He is depicted before us as an ambitious, charismatic, but greedy and cruel character who is ready to risk everything for the sake of his ambitions. Will he be able to find happiness in his pulsating and dangerous world, or will he get lost in it, we will find out by turning the pages of this fascinating book. "Greedy Kanchuga" is not only a story about one man, but also a reflection of an entire epochal period in Ukrainian history, when the struggle for survival was extremely intense.