瑪琳娜•柳薇卡(Marina Lewycka) 二戰結束時齣生於德國基爾(Kiel)的難民營,父母均為烏剋蘭人。她在英國長大成人。在謝菲爾德哈勒姆大學任教。已婚,女兒已長大成人,居住在謝菲爾德。
For years, Nadezhda and Vera, two Ukrainian sisters, raised in England by their refugee parents, have had as little as possible to do with each other - and they have their reasons. But now they find they'd better learn how to get along, because since their mother's death their aging father has been sliding into his second childhood, and an alarming new woman has just entered his life. Valentina, a bosomy young synthetic blonde from the Ukraine, seems to think their father is much richer than he is, and she is keen that he leave this world with as little money to his name as possible.If Nadazhda and Vera don't stop her, no one will. But separating their addled and annoyingly lecherous dad from his new love will prove to be no easy feat - Valentina is a ruthless pro and the two sisters swiftly realize that they are mere amateurs when it comes to ruthlessness. As Hurricane Valentina turns the family house upside down, old secrets come falling out, including the most deeply buried one of them all, from the War, the one that explains much about why Nadazhda and Vera are so different. In the meantime, oblivious to it all, their father carries on with the great work of his dotage, a grand history of the tractor.
發表於2025-04-17
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
讀捷剋作傢伊凡•剋裏瑪早年在集中營的迴憶錄,印象最深的不是殺戮和恐懼,而是一個孩子頗為“幸福”的生活。這裏的幸福當然是相對而言,但是不得不承認,孩子眼中的世界與成人世界存有巨大差距。整個世界的苦難瞬間坍塌的時候,孩子的目光也會聚焦於苦難之外的事物。對他們...
評分我和許多此書讀者一樣,是被《烏剋蘭拖拉機簡史》這個怪誕書名所吸引。一本小說為何頂著一個科技史類的名稱呢?這想必是每個讀者開始閱讀時的疑問吧。而當讀完全書,也許每個人也會有自己的解答。 全書以一個肥皂輕喜劇般的情節開頭:故事敘述者,烏剋蘭移民第二代的“我”(...
評分馬不停蹄地讀著這本《A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian》。課間讀,上課前的半個小時也在讀,有一次還差點遲到。作者簡直有種寫偵探小說的節奏感,一點一點地挖著來自過去的綫索,終於在第三十章裏真相大白。其實從第十三章的結尾處開始,父母隱瞞著Nadia的過去就...
評分我和許多此書讀者一樣,是被《烏剋蘭拖拉機簡史》這個怪誕書名所吸引。一本小說為何頂著一個科技史類的名稱呢?這想必是每個讀者開始閱讀時的疑問吧。而當讀完全書,也許每個人也會有自己的解答。 全書以一個肥皂輕喜劇般的情節開頭:故事敘述者,烏剋蘭移民第二代的“我”(...
評分這本書的評,思鬱兄《幽默的苦難》一文,最為精彩,很有感觸。我隻選瞭一個小角度——父親前後的兩個女人,從小說人物的層麵,做瞭微小解讀,算是劇透,供方傢一笑。 這本小說裏有兩個關鍵人物:死瞭兩年的母親和性感的烏剋蘭女郎,她們都是父親的女人,代錶瞭烏剋蘭的前世和...
圖書標籤: 小說 烏剋蘭 MarinaLewycka 英國 英文小說 原版 外國文學 英文
可氣可笑,非常感人。文風贊,是我喜歡的小說風格。很多有趣的句子沒辦法翻譯成中文,太可惜,比如Valentina說的話:Shout bad things. Bad language speaking. I say shut up. He no shut up. I throw water. Is only water. Water no hurt( 一個不會講英文的人是多麼可愛啊,但在中文裏就是正常的句子瞭)
評分看瞭前10頁,so far so good. 趕我不惑的時候, 也就老父親的一般等價物寫點什麼。
評分各方麵來說都很好看的標準範本
評分在今時今日難民問題再次尖銳的時候,看看這本含有早期烏剋蘭難民題材有關的書,能增加一點看問題的角度。
評分真不愧是文藝青年狂熱推崇的書啊,寫的真好。雖是小說,技巧上堪稱非虛構寫作範本。
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載