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From the author of the acclaimed novel A Pigeon and a Boy comes a charming tale of family ties, over-the-top housekeeping, and the sport of storytelling in Nahalal, the village of Meir Shalev's birth. Here we meet Shalev's amazing Grandma Tonia, who arrived in Palestine by boat from Russia in 1923 and lived in a constant state of battle with what she viewed as the family's biggest enemy in their new land: dirt. Grandma Tonia was never seen without a cleaning rag over her shoulder. She received visitors outdoors. She allowed only the most privileged guests to enter her spotless house. Hilarious and touching, Grandma Tonia and her regulations come richly to life in a narrative that circles around the arrival into the family's dusty agricultural midst of the big, shiny American sweeper sent as a gift by Great-uncle Yeshayahu (he who had shockingly emigrated to the sinful capitalist heaven of Los Angeles ). America, to little Meir and to his forebears, was a land of hedonism and enchanting progress; of tempting luxuries, dangerous music, and degenerate gum-chewing; and of women with painted fingernails. The sweeper, a stealth weapon from Grandpa Aharon's American brother meant to beguile the hardworking socialist household with a bit of American ease, was symbolic of the conflicts and visions of the family in every respect. The fate of Tonia's "svieeperrr"--hidden away for decades in a spotless closed-off bathroom after its initial use--is a family mystery that Shalev determines to solve. The result, in this cheerful translation by Evan Fallenberg, is pure delight, as Shalev brings to life the obsessive but loving Tonia, the pioneers who gave his childhood its spirit of wonder, and the grit and humor of people building ever-new lives.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0805242872
ISBN-13
9780805242874
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102809629

Product Key Features

Book Title
My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner : a Family Memoir
Author
Meir Shalev
Original Language
Hebrew
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Cultural Heritage, Middle Eastern, Personal Memoirs, Literary
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pj5054.S384z4613
Reviews
"Brimming with witty and playful mockery, Shalev's story is equally compassionate, an elegiac glimpse of the authentic Zionist pioneers. A genuine comic tour de force, it is also a marvelous meditation on the mysterious workings of memory and the intricate tapestry of familial connections." --Forward "Lighthearted yet meaningful . . . As I read this, I felt like I was one of Meir Shalev's cousins, sitting out behind his grandmother's house, listening to a great retelling of a story I knew by heart . . . A book for everyone." --Jewish Boston "Probably one of the most enjoyable books ever written about obsessive-compulsive disorder." --Haaretz (Israel) "Evan Fallenberg's translation is nimble and sensitive . . . At once a mystery story, a fascinating glimpse into what life was like for the Labor Zionists of the early twentieth century, a moving family memoir, and, above all, a vivid, affectionate tribute to Grandma Tonia, who must now take her rightful place as one of history's most redoubtable matriarchs. Unfailingly charming." --Words Without Borders "A loving and humorous family story about Israel's pioneers and their offspring." --Die Welt (Germany) "An unconventional and quite hilarious family scrapbook . . . Shalev's reflections on quirky uncles, family squabbles, the rich history of his Jewish heritage, and the legacy of the omnipresent American vacuum cleaner touch the heart and tickle the funny bone." --Kirkus Reviews
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-033275
Dewey Decimal
892.4/8609 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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