Publication

2005 - Penguin Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

73,500 words, Guess

Page Count

294 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing74276
  • Goodreads532880

Classifications

  • DDC823/.92
  • LCCPR6112.E895 S47 2005

Description

"An amusing, astonishing debut . . . about how a family learns to let go of the past and live and love in the present." —The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionWith 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.

Description

Two feuding sisters must put aside their differences to protect their father from a gold-digging Ukrainian divorcée.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction.

Other Editions

  • A short history of tractors in UkrainianPenguin Press2005-01-01

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