Frank Kruk Or, the Undertaker Pranas Krukelis |
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| Author:
| Cvirka, Petras |
| Translator:
| Novickas, Elizabeth |
| Cover Design by:
| Povilaitis, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9966304-0-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | Pica Pica Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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In this imaginary biography, Petras Cvirka follows every detail of Pranas Krukelis's transformation from a barefoot Lithuanian village boy with a dead-ringer imitation of a squealing pig to the American businessman Frank Kruk, proprietor of a Brooklyn funeral parlor. On the way, Cvirka swings satire and slapstick in all directions, at just about every aspect of Lithuanian life and the immigrant experience. Think of a cross between Sinclair Lewis and Stella Gibbons.
In this imaginary biography, Petras Cvirka follows every detail of Pranas Krukelis's transformation from a barefoot Lithuanian village boy with a dead-ringer imitation of a squealing pig to the American businessman Frank Kruk, proprietor of a Brooklyn funeral parlor. On the way, Cvirka swings satire and slapstick in all directions, at just about every aspect of Lithuanian life and the immigrant experience. Think of a cross between Sinclair Lewis and Stella Gibbons.