{"product_id":"9781860469459","title":"Death and the Penguin : A BBC Two Between the Covers Pick","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Andrey Kurkov\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 February 2002 by Vintage Publishing (The Harvill Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 15mm | 170g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViktor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBleakly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A tragicomic masterpiece’ Daily Telegraph‘A black comedy of rare distinction’ Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrey Kurkov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57548572393797,"sku":"9781860469459","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781860469459.jpg?v=1774886455","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781860469459","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}