2009 SILF Podcast: Marina Lewycka on Becoming A Published Writer at 57

It’s never too late to write a bestseller (or two). Marina Lewycka talks about publishing her first novel, The Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, at the age of 57. The book went on to sell a million copies in more than 30 languages and win several awards. Her second novel, Two Caravans, was short-listed for the George Orwell prize for political writing. She is currently working on her third novel, We Are All Made of Glue.



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Posted Apr 27th 2009 6:50p.m. by Lee Mack
filed under Shanghai International Literary Fest (SILF)

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