Description
A young man arrives in the Ukraine, clutching in his hand a tattered photograph. He is searching for the woman who fifty years ago saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Unfortunately, he is aided in his quest by Alex, a translator with an uncanny ability to mangle English into bizarre new forms; a "blind" old man haunted by memories of the war; and an undersexed guide dog named Sammy Davis Jr, Jr. What they are looking for seems elusive — a truth hidden behind veils of time, language and the horrors of war.
What they find turns all their worlds upside down...
A hilarious, life-affirming and utterly original novel about the search for truth. Adapted into a feature film with Elijah Wood.
Endorsements
'Gripping, hilariously funny and deeply serious. An astonishing feat of writing.' — The Times
'One of the most impressive novel debuts of recent years.' — Joyce Carol Oates, Times Literary Supplement
'A first novel of startling originality.' — Jay McInerney, Observer
'It seems hard to believe that such a young writer can have such a deep understanding of both comedy and tragedy.' — Erica Wagner, The Times
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