Cover art for Death and the Penguin
Published
Vintage Arrow, October 2024
ISBN
9781784879075
Format
Softcover, 256 pages
Dimensions
19.7cm × 12.9cm × 1.6cm

Death and the Penguin

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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.

'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

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