Death and the Penguin

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Viktor is lonely, with only Misha, his penguin, for company. He is desperate to earn a living as a writer. He gets a break when the editor-in-chief of a major newspaper commissions him to write obituaries of Kiev’s VIP’s. But are his worries now over?

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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

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Weight 0.16 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 1.6 cm
Book_author

Kurkov, Andrei

Publisher

Vintage

Imprint

Vintage

Cover

Paperback

Pages

227

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

891.7344 (edition:21)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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