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Item Details
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DEATH AND THE PENGUIN
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| By: |
Andrey Kurkov, George Bird (Trans) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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£7.29 |
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£2.70 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1860469450 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781860469459 |
| Availability: |
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| Stock: |
Currently 32 available |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
27 February, 2002 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Translated from: |
Russian |
| Description: |
Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company. Although he would prefer to write short stories, he earns a living composing obituaries for a newspaper. But when he opens the newspaper to see his work in print for the first time, his pride swiftly turns to terror. |
| Synopsis: |
Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company. Although he 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. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The Harvill Press |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2002 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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