Mercedes-Benz
ABOUT
THE BOOK
In the Polish City of Gdansk, our narrator Pawel tells of the driving lessons he took in the early 1990s, shortly after the end of communism. As he struggles with the tiny Fiat’s gearbox, causing chaos while stalled at the crossroads, Pawell entertains his instructor Miss Ciwle with stories of his grandparents before the war and of his father in the 1970s, centred on their ownership of Mercedes-Benz cars – the outings, the races, the crashes and the inevitable repairs.
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Antonia
Lloyd-Jones
Antonia Lloyd-Jones has translated works by many of Poland’s leading contemporary novelists and reportage authors, as well as crime fiction, poetry and children’s books. Her translation of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk was shortlisted for the 2019 International Booker Prize.
Antonia Lloyd-Jones has translated works by many of Poland’s leading contemporary novelists and reportage authors, as well as crime fiction, poetry and children’s books. Her translation of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk was shortlisted for the 2019 International Booker Prize.