{"product_id":"9781784879075-death-and-the-penguin","title":"Death and the Penguin","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBleakly funny and quietly tragic, \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Penguin \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures 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\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A tragicomic masterpiece’ \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A black comedy of rare distinction’ \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540113367137,"sku":"9781784879075","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32318034.jpg?v=1737186142","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784879075-death-and-the-penguin","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}