Lala
By: Jacek Dehnel ; translated from the Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Contributors: Lloyd-Jones, Antonia, translator
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781786073587; 9781786073570
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life; Fiction; Families; Grandmothers; History
Work titles: Lala
Description: "Lala has lived a dazzling life, filled with love, betrayals, acts of courage and some of the most extraordinary events of the twentieth century. There is nothing she likes better than to tell stories of her fascinating past - of her grandfather, the legendary owner of the first car in Ukraine; of her aristocratic mother; and not least of herself. Her most avid listener is her grandson, Jacek, to whom she is extremely close. As she grows older and becomes increasingly confused, her tales become more repetitive and Jacek often finds himself filling in the gaps. Based on the life of the author's grandmother, intertwining detailed historical research with enthralling family accounts, Lala's story stretches from Kiev in 1875 to modern-day Poland, spanning the First and Second World Wars, the German occupation, the revolution and the republic."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Originally published in Polish as Lala by Grupa Wydawnicza Foksal, 2006.

Translated to English from the Polish.

Winner, Paszport Polityki Award