Description
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
| EAN: | 9781784879075 |
| Farbverschnitt: | Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 04.07.2024 |
| Titel der Reihe: | Vintage Classics## |
| Autoren: | Kurkov, Andrey |
| Themenüberschrift: | FICTION / Absurdist |
| Keyword: | classic books; classics; vintage classics; classic books for adults; classic novels; modern classics; vintage classics books; modern classic books; penguin vintage classics; ukrainian books; literary fiction; kindle deals; detective; crime thriller; noir; literary; crime fiction; comedy; murder; ukraine; between the covers; between the covers books; bbc between the covers; funny books; mafia; penguin; zoo; hero; death; russia; russian; kiev; ukraine diaries; vladimir putin; ukraine war; kyiv; ussr; conspiracies; organised crime; surrealism; satire; penguin classics' |
| Fachschema: | Sowjetunion~UdSSR~Ukraine / Roman, Erzählung, Mundart, Comic, Humor~Ukrainische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Kiew~Surrealismus |
| Fachkategorie: | Belletristik in Übersetzung~Satirische Romane und Parodie (fiktional)~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Psychologisches Innenleben~Kriminalromane und Mystery |
| Länge: | 197 mm |
| Breite: | 128 mm |
| Höhe: | 20 mm |