A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

Marina Lewycka is a British novelist of Ukrainian origin, currently living in Sheffield, England.Lewycka was born in a refugee camp in Kiel, Germany after World War II. Her family then moved to England where she now lives. She was educated at Keele University and works as a lecturer in media studies at Sheffield Hallam University.In addition to her fiction, Lewycka has written a number of books giving practical advice for carers of elderly people, published by the charity Age Concern.

出版者:Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

作者:Marina Lewycka

页数:304

出版时间:2006-3-28

价格:USD 16.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780143036746

图书标签:英国小说传记英国文学manbookerMarineLewyckaMarina_LewyckaMarinaLewycka

With this wise, tender, and deeply funny novel, Marina Lewycka takes her place alongside Zadie Smith and Monica Ali as a writer who can capture the unchanging verities of family. When an elderly and newly widowed Ukrainian immigrant announces his intention to remarry, his daughters must set aside their longtime feud to thwart him. For their father’s intended is a voluptuous old-country gold digger with a proclivity for green satin underwear and an appetite for the good life of the West. As the hostilities mount and family secrets spill out, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian combines sex, bitchiness, wit, and genuine warmth in its celebration of the pleasure of growing old disgracefully.

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关于移民的思想史。所有的经历与担忧与向往与中国人何其相似。作者居然想到用如此搞怪的故事来阐述这样一个宏大的主题，真是很不容易。

没想到最后还是个haopy ending……这老头看起来很怪，但仔细想想随便哪个人不小心也会长成那样哈哈

在cabin里拿的书。这里面的故事蛮drama的，也蛮幽默的。他们的母亲来自乌克兰，知道挨饿的滋味。即使在美国，也自己种蔬菜，并且制作罐头食物，保存以防饥荒。觉得不可思议，也很理解。

没想到最后还是个haopy ending……这老头看起来很怪，但仔细想想随便哪个人不小心也会长成那样哈哈

So witty and vivid. But I am a postmodern woman. A feminist. A protestor. How do I act?