All that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.
Viktor writes obituaries for a newspaper in Kyiv; the only creature he trusts is his pet penguin, Misha. But when his 'subjects' start dying while their tributes sit in his drawer, Viktor realises he's writing death notices to order.
Bleakly funny and quietly tragic, Death and the Penguin captures life in a collapsing world where conscience and corruption blur. Kurkov's understated prose turns absurdity into menace - a masterpiece of Eastern European noir with feathers and frostbite.
'A tragicomic masterpiece' Daily Telegraph
'A black comedy of rare distinction' Spectator
| ISBN: | 9781784879075 |
| Publication date: | 4th July 2024 |
| Author: | Andrei Kurkov |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 227 pages |
| Genres: |
Satirical fiction and parodies Narrative theme: Interior life Fiction in translation Modern and Contemporary Fiction Crime and Mystery |
All that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.
Viktor writes obituaries for a newspaper in Kyiv; the only creature he trusts is his pet penguin, Misha. But when his 'subjects' start dying while their tributes sit in his drawer, Viktor realises he's writing death notices to order.
Bleakly funny and quietly tragic, Death and the Penguin captures life in a collapsing world where conscience and corruption blur. Kurkov's understated prose turns absurdity into menace - a masterpiece of Eastern European noir with feathers and frostbite.
'A tragicomic masterpiece' Daily Telegraph
'A black comedy of rare distinction' Spectator
Death and the Penguin features in the following genres: Satirical fiction and parodies, Narrative theme: Interior life, Fiction in translation, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Crime and Mystery
Death and the Penguin is available in Paperback
Death and the Penguin was written by Andrei Kurkov and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
Death and the Penguin has 227 pages
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