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A short history of tractors in Ukrainian / based on the novel by Marina Lewycka ; adapted by Tanika Gupta.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gupta, Tanika, author.
- Series:
- Oberon modern plays.
- Oberon modern plays
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children of immigrants--Drama.
- Children of immigrants.
- Fathers and daughters--Drama.
- Fathers and daughters.
- Sisters--Drama.
- Sisters.
- Ukrainians--Great Britain--Drama.
- Ukrainians.
- Widowers--Drama.
- Widowers.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (94 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- London : Oberon Books : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
- Summary:
- Nikolai, an 86 year old retired Ukrainian engineer and tractor historian in Peterborough, has fallen in love with 36 year old Valentina. His daughters, Vera and Nadezhda, who have not spoken to one another since their mother's death, unite in horror to defend their father and what remains of his pension. But is Valentina a refugee searching for better opportunities, or a bogus visa seeker trying to cheat a vulnerable old man? Growing closer to her sister, and unearthing some family history from which she has previously been shielded, Nadezhda finally understands the animosity between Vera and her father. Award-winning writer Tanika Gupta has created a wonderful re-telling of this dark family comedy, adapted from the bestselling novel by Marina Lewycka for the stage. It explores the hopes and hardships of immigrants, and how past experiences can shape families and relationships.
- Notes:
- Online resource; description from resource and publisher's metadata (viewed on 1 May 2021).
- ISBN:
- 9781350206113
- 1350206113
- 9781786823373
- 1786823373
- OCLC:
- 1024229262
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