Archives by Tag 'Ukraine'
Review: ‘Death and the Penguin’ by Andrey Kurkov
By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Friday, August 20, 2010
Victor is depressed: his lover has dumped him, his short stories are too short and the light has gone off in his dingy apartment. His only companion is Misha, the penguin he rescued from Kiev’s Zoo, when it couldn’t feed the animals anymore. Misha is the silent witness to Victor’s despair. Misha joins in his [...]
Review: ‘A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian’ by Marina Lewycka
By oldenglishrose - Last updated: Friday, August 20, 2010
When their recently widowed father announces that he plans to remarry, sisters Vera and Nadezhda realize that they must learn to put aside a lifetime of bitter rivalry in order to save him. The new woman in his life is Valentina, a voluptuous gold-digger from Ukraine, fifty years his junior, with fabulous breasts and a [...]