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Marina Lewycka

(b.1946)

Marina Lewycka is a British novelist of Ukrainian origin, currently living in Sheffield, England.

Lewycka was born in a refugee camp in Kiel, Germany after World War II. Her family then moved to England where she now lives. She was educated at Keele University and works as a lecturer in media studies at Sheffield Hallam University.

In addition to her fiction, Lewycka has written a number of books giving practical advice for carers of elderly people, published by the charity Age Concern.

Awards: Waverton (2006), Waterstones (2006), Wodehouse (2005) see all

Genres: General Fiction, Literary Fiction

Novels

   A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (2005)
   Two Caravans (2007)
     aka Strawberry Fields
   We are All Made of Glue (2009)
   Various Pets Alive and Dead (2012)
   The Lubetkin Legacy (2016)
   The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid (2020)

Novellas and Short Stories

A Shorter History of Tractors in Ukrainian with Handcuffs (2013)

Series contributed to

Ox-Tales
Ox-Tales: Earth (2009) (with others)

Comma Singles
The Dependant's Tale (2018)

Non fiction show

Books containing stories by Marina Lewycka

Too Much Too Young (2012)
(Book Slam Annual, book 2)
edited by
Patrick Neate

Freedom (2011)
Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
edited by
Amnesty International

Awards

	2006 Waverton Good Read Award : A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
	2006 Waterstones Newcomer of the Year : A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
	2005 Wodehouse Prize : A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

Award nominations

	2016 Wodehouse Prize (nominee) : The Lubetkin Legacy
	2007 Wodehouse Prize (nominee) : Two Caravans
	2005 Women's Prize For Fiction (nominee) : A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
	2005 Booker Prize (longlist) : A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian