When Luba Leaves Home
Stories
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
11 April 2003
Summary
Luba lives with her parents in a Chicago neighborhood full of others like themselves—immigrants from Ukraine. Her parents want only two things: to enjoy a new life in America and to hold on to the old ways—the church, the language, the traditions—of Ukrainian culture. They want these things for Luba, too.
Luba wants only the first part of their wish. She wants to leave her neighborhood—not to mention Ukraine—behind. It’s 1968, and protesting American students have taken to the city st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781565123328 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1565123328 |
| Author: | Irene Zabytko |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 11 April 2003 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 126mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Mysteries & Horror |
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Critics Review
“Zabytko writes in an unornamented style, focusing on the creation of characters who are convincing as more than just stereotypes; they have lives that invite true pathos and admiration.”
Irene Zabytko
Irene Zabytko is a bilingual, first-generation Ukrainian American who grew up in the Ukrainian Village section of Chicago. She is the recipient of the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award, and her work has been heard on NPR’s The Sound of Writing.
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