Lublin

On the road to Lublin, plagued by birds that whistle like a Cossack's sword, three young lads from Mezritsh brave drought, visions, bad shoes, Russian soldiers, cohorts of abandoned women, burnt porridge, dead dogs, haemorrhoids, incessant sneezing, constipation, and bad jokes in order to seek their fortune.

Manya Wilkinson is a Jewish New Yorker living in Newcastle, where she was senior lecturer in prose and scriptwriting. She's the author of a novel (Ocean Avenue), short stories, and many plays and radio dramas (broadcast on BBC Radio 4, Afternoon Play, Saturday Drama, Writing the Century, and Woman's Hour.