Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
«Wit, humour, sparkling dialogue, vivid characterization and generous spirit. Food for thought and a great read»
Daily Mail
The Booker longlisted first book from Britain's funniest bestselling novelist, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 336
- ISBN
- 9780241981443
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 18 x 11 cm
- Priser
- Winner of Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize and The British Book Award and Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize.
Anmeldelser
«Wit, humour, sparkling dialogue, vivid characterization and generous spirit. Food for thought and a great read»
Daily Mail
«Enthralling»
Sunday Times
«Thought-provoking, uproariously funny, a comic feast. A riotous oil painting of senility, lust and greed»
TLS
«More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading»
The Times
«A delightful first novel . . . an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy . . . funny, touching and completely convincing»
The Spectator
«Memorably inventive, unexpectedly moving»
Daily Telegraph
«
It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer
» Time Out
«More than just a jolly romp with political undertones is the way it captures the peculiar flavour of Eastern European immigrant life . . . a very rich mixture indeed, as well as very enjoyable reading»
Daily Express
«Funny, gritty, original ... one I adore»
Independent
«Remarkable, a lovely novel»
Sunday Telegraph
«An extraordinary read . . . nothing short of amazing. A rare treat, all too easy to gulp down in one greedy sitting»
Spectator
«Outstanding»
Literary Review
«Intelligent, lively, well written and compassionate»
Financial Times
«A clever, touching story»
Economist
«Mad and hilarious»
Grazia
«A delightful first novel . . . an understanding of history, a profundity, and yet a lightness of touch, that are a joy... funny and touching»
The Daily Mail