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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
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2006
- Rilegatura
- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Marina Lewycká
- Editore
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Pubblicato
- 2006
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 294
- ISBN10
- 0143036742
- ISBN13
- 9780143036746
- Serie
- Categoria
- Tag
- Tema stórico, Umorismo, Famiglia, Donne, Narrativa contemporanea, USA, Relazioni, Gran Bretagna, Russia, Commedie, Letteratura Russa, 21° Secolo, Sorelle, Storia alternativa, Ucraina, Padri e Figlie, Premio Booker, Vedovi, Ucraini
- Descrizione
- 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