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Highlights
- The bestselling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is back with an 'effervescent comedy' (The New Yorker) The follow up to her hugely popular first novel presents a Canterbury Tales-inspired picaresque that is also a biting satire of economic exploitation.
- About the Author: Marina Lewycka was born of Ukrainian parents in a refugee camp at the end of World War II and grew up in England.
- 320 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Humorous
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About the Book
From the author of the bestseller "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" comes a tender and hilarious novel about a crew of migrant workers from three continents who are forced to flee their English strawberry field for a journey across England in pursuit of a better future.Book Synopsis
The bestselling author of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is back with an 'effervescent comedy' (The New Yorker) The follow up to her hugely popular first novel presents a Canterbury Tales-inspired picaresque that is also a biting satire of economic exploitation. When a ragtag international crew of migrant workers is forced to flee the strawberry fields they have been working in, they set off across England looking for employment. Displaying the same sense of compassion, social outrage, and gift for hilarity that she showed in A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, Marina Lewycka chronicles their bumpy road trip with a tender affection for her downtrodden characters and their search for a taste of the good life.Review Quotes
"infused with this mournful perception" - The New York Times "Strawberry-sweet, but not too syrupy." -- Kirkus Reviews "As a send up of capitalism's grip on the global everyman, Lewycka's ensemble novel complements Gary Shteyngart's Absurdistan." -- Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Marina Lewycka was born of Ukrainian parents in a refugee camp at the end of World War II and grew up in England. In the course of researching her family roots for this novel, she uncovered no fewer than three long-lost relatives.Dimensions (Overall): 8.47 Inches (H) x 5.47 Inches (W) x .68 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Humorous
Publisher: Penguin Books
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Marina Lewycka
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 2008
TCIN: 93039933
UPC: 9780143113553
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-5976
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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