Death and the Penguin
«The deadpan tone works perfectly and it will be a hard-hearted reader who is not touched by Viktor's relationship with his unusual pet»
The Times
In today's Ukraine, all that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- The Harvill Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 240
- ISBN
- 9781860469459
- Utgivelsesår
- 2002
- Format
- 200 x 13 cm
- Priser
- Short-listed for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2002.
Anmeldelser
«The deadpan tone works perfectly and it will be a hard-hearted reader who is not touched by Viktor's relationship with his unusual pet»
The Times
«A chilling black comedy»
Guardian
«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
«A minor tragi-comic masterpiece»
Daily Telegraph
«A brilliant satirical take on life in modern-day Kiev. Watch out, though, as Kurkov's writing style is highly addictive»
Punch