A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian


This book made me crying. Made me laughing. Made my feeling mixed up completely. Yup, this book, written by Marina Lewycka, not only telling about tractors but it is a story about Nikolai Mayevskyj, a-84-yr-old-widower,who falls in love to Valentina, a-36-yr-old-widow from Ukraine.

Nikolai's daughters --Vera and Nadezhda-- who used to hate each other after their mother's death, finally decide to make peace and try their best to save their father from his new materialistic wife.

This book's nominated for Booker prize 2005. It's deeply funny, witty, and all in all is enjoyable. Already translated into Bahasa Indonesia by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama on February 2008.

4 comments:

alaya June 8, 2009 at 9:49 AM  

i love the book too. so funny.
i tried to read her other book, but not as good as this one.

najlazea June 8, 2009 at 12:51 PM  

Really? I've just planned to find her other book, thx for your info.

echy June 9, 2009 at 8:28 AM  

buku ini masih dalam tumpukan dosa...hahahah ;D

najlazea June 9, 2009 at 3:59 PM  

echy,

buku ini menghibur banget, asyikkkk, I just love it.