Marina Lewycka Books in Order
Marina Lewycka has written 8 books, published between 2005 and 2020. The first book is A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (2005) and the newest is The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2005–2020
- Pages on record
- 1,703 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 28–43 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,703 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Marina Lewycka (1946-2025) was a Ukrainian-British novelist and lecturer. Her comic debut, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (2005), was translated into more than thirty languages. Eight books are catalogued under her name, ending with The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid (2020), and including Two Caravans (2007), We Are All Made Of Glue (2009) and The Lubetkin Legacy (2016). Fathers and daughters, Ukrainians, children of immigrants and female friendship run through the subjects.
How many Marina Lewycka books are there?
Marina Lewycka has 8 books, released between 2005 and 2020.
Marina Lewycka Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Marina Lewycka books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian2005 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420053361/4
- 2Two Caravans2007 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/420073091/4
- 3We Are All Made Of Glue2009 · 419 pages · confirmed 1/420094191/4
- 4Various Pets Alive and Dead2012 · 367 pages · confirmed 1/420123671/4
- 5A Shorter History of Tractors in Ukrainian with Handcuffs2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 6The Lubetkin Legacy2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 72018–1/4
- 8The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid2020 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420202721/4
Marina Lewycka books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Comma Singles in order
1 bookStandalone books
7 books7 Marina Lewycka titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Marina Lewycka books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 8 Marina Lewycka books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Marina Lewycka
Start with A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (2005), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Marina Lewycka book?
The Good, the Bad and the Little Bit Stupid (2020) is the newest Marina Lewycka book released so far.
Is there a new Marina Lewycka book coming?
No next Marina Lewycka book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Marina Lewycka has won
Wikidata records 1 award and 1 nomination for Marina Lewycka. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize2005Won
- Booker Prize2005Shortlistedfor A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
Marina Lewycka at a glance
- Died
- Marina Lewycka died in 2025, according to Wikidata.
- Last book
- The newest book credited to Marina Lewycka on record dates from 2020.
- Release pace
- Marina Lewycka books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,703 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Marina Lewycka books, 4 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Marina Lewycka books are about
6 of the 8 Marina Lewycka books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Humor 3 of 6 books