Marina Lewycka was born of Ukrainian parents in a refugee camp in Kiel, Germany, at the end of the Second World War and grew up in England. She now lives in Sheffield and teaches Media Studies part-time at Sheffield Hallam University.

Her first novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, published in March 2005, was short-listed for the Orange Prize, long-listed for the Booker prize, and won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction, and the Saga Award for Wit. It has been translated into a number of other languages, including Greek.

Her latest novel, Two Caravans, published in March 2007, has been described as 'heartfelt and funny' (Daily Mail) and 'hilarious and horrifying' (Guardian).

On this her first visit to Greece, Marina will present extracts from her work, including her debut novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian, which has enjoyed great success in both the UK and Greece.

The event will be held in English. Admission free.