![]() ![]() ![]() Everybody will have to learn to defend themselves from Maxs all-powerful grandmother. When a child is born to Nina that is the spitting image of Maxs grandfather, things come to a hilarious if dramatic head. While he may be a dolt in his grandmothers eyes, Max is bright enough to notice that his stoic and taciturn grandfather has fallen hopelessly in love with their neighbor, Nina. His grandmother has been telling Max that he is an incompetent, clueless weakling since he was a child and shed spend the day sitting in the back of his classroom to be sure he came to no harm. But she is not at all pleased with how things are run in Germany: the doctors and teachers are incompetent, the food is toxic, and the Germans are generally untrustworthy. When his grandmother-a terrifying, stubborn matriarch and a former Russian primadonna-moved them from the Motherland it was in search of a better life. Max lives with his grandparents in a residential home for refugees in Germany. Book Synopsis A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2021 From the acclaimed author of The Hottest Dishes Of The Tartar Cuisine a cruel comic romp ends as a surprisingly winning story of hardship and resilience (The New Yorker). A book that, after you finish it, you immediately want to start to read again.-Stuttgarter Zeitung.tung. Irony, subtle humor, fascinating characters. About the Book A bestselling and internationally renowned author tells a family story through a young boys eyes. ![]()
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