Death and the Penguin
( Russian - Смерть постороннего - 1996 )
novel by Andrey Kurkov
translated by George Bird
Published:
Harvill Press - trade paperback - 2001
ISBN: 1860468357 / 9781860468353
Vintage Books - paperback - 2002
ISBN: 1860469450 / 9781860469459
Harvill Press - signed, ( presumed ) trade paperback? - 2002
ISBN: 1843430789 / 9781843430780
Melville House Publishing - trade paperback - 2011
ISBN: 1935554557 / 9781935554554
Melville House Publishing- e-book - 2011
eISBN: 1612190766 / 9781612190761
Vintage Digital - e-book - 2011
eISBN: 1446483363 / 9781446483367
Melville House - e-book - 2011
eISBN: 1299571395 / 9781299571396
synopsis
Victor is depressed: his lover has dumped him, his short stories are too short, and the light has gone off in his dingy apartment. His only companion is Misha, the penguin he rescued from Kiev's Zoo, when it couldn't feed the animals anymore. Misha is the silent witness to Victor's despair, and joins in his celebration—fish and vodka—when Victor's luck seems to turn: he is commissioned to write obituaries. The weird thing is that the editor wants him to select subjects who are still alive, the movers and the shakers of the new, post-Communist society.
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( Russian - Смерть постороннего - 1996 )
novel by Andrey Kurkov
translated by George Bird
Published:
Harvill Press - trade paperback - 2001
ISBN: 1860468357 / 9781860468353
Vintage Books - paperback - 2002
ISBN: 1860469450 / 9781860469459
Harvill Press - signed, ( presumed ) trade paperback? - 2002
ISBN: 1843430789 / 9781843430780
Melville House Publishing - trade paperback - 2011
ISBN: 1935554557 / 9781935554554
Melville House Publishing- e-book - 2011
eISBN: 1612190766 / 9781612190761
Vintage Digital - e-book - 2011
eISBN: 1446483363 / 9781446483367
Melville House - e-book - 2011
eISBN: 1299571395 / 9781299571396
synopsis
Victor is depressed: his lover has dumped him, his short stories are too short, and the light has gone off in his dingy apartment. His only companion is Misha, the penguin he rescued from Kiev's Zoo, when it couldn't feed the animals anymore. Misha is the silent witness to Victor's despair, and joins in his celebration—fish and vodka—when Victor's luck seems to turn: he is commissioned to write obituaries. The weird thing is that the editor wants him to select subjects who are still alive, the movers and the shakers of the new, post-Communist society.
awards
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