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Marina Lewycka

Biography

Marina Lewycka

Marina Lewycka was born to Ukrainian parents in a refugee camp in Germany shortly after World War II. She and her family emigrated after her birth to England, where she grew up. Her first novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, has sold more than one million copies worldwide, has been translated into more than thirty languages, and was nominated for the Booker and Orange prizes. She lives in Sheffield, Yorkshire, with her husband, and has one adult daughter.

Marina Lewycka

Books by Marina Lewycka