Death and the Penguin: A blackly comic, bittersweet satirical novel about Ukraine (Melville International Crime Ser.)
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- Synopsis
- A BBC Two Between the Covers Pick'A tragicomic masterpiece' Daily TelegraphAll that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.Viktor is an aspiring writer in Ukraine with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company.Although Viktor would prefer to write short stories, he earns a living composing obituaries for a newspaper. He longs to see his work published, yet the subjects of his obituaries continue to cling to life.But when Viktor opens the newspaper to see his work in print for the first time, his pride swiftly turns to terror. Viktor and Misha have been drawn into a trap from which there appears to be no escape.'A striking portrait of post-Soviet isolation... In this bleak moral landscape Kurkov manages to find ample refuge for his dark humour' New York Times
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 240 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781446483367
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781860469459, 9781784879075
- Publisher:
- Random House
- Date of Addition:
- 06/28/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Andrey Kurkov
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Animals, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Humor
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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