Death and the Penguin
Death and the Penguin
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Summary
Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company. Although he would prefer to write short stories, he earns a living composing obituaries for a newspaper. But when he opens the newspaper to see his work in print for the first time, his pride swiftly turns to terror.
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Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov
A BBC Two Between the Covers Pick 'A tragicomic masterpiece' Daily Telegraph All 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
The deadpan tone works perfectly and it will be a hard-hearted reader who is not touched by Viktor's relationship with his unusual pet * The Times *
A chilling black comedy * Guardian *
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 *
A minor tragi-comic masterpiece * Daily Telegraph *
A brilliant satirical take on life in modern-day Kiev. Watch out, though, as Kurkov's writing style is highly addictive * Punch *
A chilling black comedy * Guardian *
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 *
A minor tragi-comic masterpiece * Daily Telegraph *
A brilliant satirical take on life in modern-day Kiev. Watch out, though, as Kurkov's writing style is highly addictive * Punch *
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781860469459 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860469450 |
| Title | Death and the Penguin |
| Author | Andrey Kurkov |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2002-02-27 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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