Andrukhovych writes in Ukrainian and is known for his pro-Ukrainian and pro-European views. In his essays, which he began to publish in the mid 1990s, Andrukhovych often draws upon his travels in central and eastern Europe to muse over the peculiarities of Europe’s past and current cultural landscapes, focusing much of his attention on the eastern regions of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, most notably, his native Galicia.
He has been awarded numerous prizes and has been translated into many languages.