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Death and the Penguin (Vintage Classics)

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A blackly comic, bittersweet satirical novel about Ukraine, a writer and a pet penguin.

All that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.

Viktor is an aspiring writer 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 he opens the newspaper to see his work in print for the first time, his pride swiftly turns to terror. He and Misha have been drawn into a trap from which there appears to be no escape.

Andrey Yuryevich Kurkov (born 23 April 1961) is a Ukrainian author and public intellectual who writes in Russian and Ukrainian. He is the author of 19 novels, nine books for children, and about 20 documentary, fiction and TV movie scripts.

Author: Andrey Kurkov
Manufacturer: Vintage Publishing
Language: Angļu valoda
ISBN code: 9781784879075
Cover type: Soft cover
Year of publication:2024
Number of pages:256

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All that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.

Viktor is an aspiring writer 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 he opens the newspaper to see his work in print for the first time, his pride swiftly turns to terror. He and Misha have been drawn into a trap from which there appears to be no escape.

‘A tragicomic masterpiece’ Daily Telegraph

‘A black comedy of rare distinction and the penguin is an invention of genius’ Spectator

WITH A FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR .

Andrey Yuryevich Kurkov (born 23 April 1961) is a Ukrainian author and public intellectual who writes in Russian and Ukrainian. He is the author of 19 novels, nine books for children, and about 20 documentary, fiction and TV movie scripts.