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From The New Yorker: "In this comic first novel, two estranged sisters living in England discover that their addled elderly father, a Ukrainian war refugee and expert on tractors, is planning to marry a young, enormous-breasted woman who sees his modest pension as her ticket to capitalist comfort. The sisters put aside their differences, and embark on a spirited campaign to save him from boil-in-the-bag dinners, slovenly housekeeping, and such extravagant purchases as a broken-down Rolls-Royce. In the midst of these machinations—which include long-winded letters to solicitors, venomous gossip, and all-out spying—Lewycka stealthily reveals how the depredations of the past century dictate what a family can bear." Copyright © 2005 The New Yorker
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Marina Lewycká
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2006
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- Titel
- A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Marina Lewycká
- Uitgever
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2006
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 294
- ISBN10
- 0143036742
- ISBN13
- 9780143036746
- Reeks
- Categorieën
- Tags
- Historisch thema, Humor, Familie, Vrouwen, Hedendaagse literatuur, Verenigde Staten, Relaties, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Rusland, Komedia, Russische literatuur, 21e Eeuw, Zusters, Alternatieve Geschiedenis, Oekraïne, Vaders en Dochters, Booker Prize, Weduwnaars, Oekraïners
- Aantekening
- From The New Yorker: "In this comic first novel, two estranged sisters living in England discover that their addled elderly father, a Ukrainian war refugee and expert on tractors, is planning to marry a young, enormous-breasted woman who sees his modest pension as her ticket to capitalist comfort. The sisters put aside their differences, and embark on a spirited campaign to save him from boil-in-the-bag dinners, slovenly housekeeping, and such extravagant purchases as a broken-down Rolls-Royce. In the midst of these machinations—which include long-winded letters to solicitors, venomous gossip, and all-out spying—Lewycka stealthily reveals how the depredations of the past century dictate what a family can bear." Copyright © 2005 The New Yorker