A Matter of Death and Life by Andrey Kurkov
Sick of life? Murdered, you will be of greater interest than ever you were in life. Our hero meticulously plans his own demise, except for one detail: what if he suddenly decides he wants to live? 'Kurkov's eye for the absurdities of Ukrainian life is as sharp as ever' - Sunday Telegraph
Kurkov's eye for the absurdities of Ukrainian life is as sharp as ever * Sunday Telegraph *
A perfectly balanced read * Scotland on Sunday *
A brilliant black comedy * Evening Standard *
Excellent.. Blackly comic. Remarkable * New York Times *
Kurkov conjures up both Gogol and Dostoevsky... Genuinely original * Scotsman *
A perfectly balanced read * Scotland on Sunday *
A brilliant black comedy * Evening Standard *
Excellent.. Blackly comic. Remarkable * New York Times *
Kurkov conjures up both Gogol and Dostoevsky... Genuinely original * Scotsman *
Andrey Kurkov was born in St Petersburg in 1961. Having graduated from the Kiev Foreign Languages Institute, he worked for some time as a journalist, did his military service as a prison warder in Odessa, then became a film cameraman, writer of screenplays and author of critically acclaimed and popular novels, including the cult bestseller Death and the Penguin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099461586 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099461587 |
| Title | A Matter of Death and Life |
| Author | Andrey Kurkov |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2006-03-02 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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