I don't read much from Russia or the Eastern European nations because life is mostly grim enough. The only exception I make is for Chekov's short stories. Until Nick Hornby reviewed this in his column for Believer. And he pointed out, just for me, that the titular penguin is a real seabird from Anta...
The witty and satirical mood of the book is tangible. Whilst similar to the themes of Frankenstein, The heart of a dog not only deals with eugenics, but is a satire in its purest form. Bulgakov's work criticizes the communist creation of the new Soviet man and highlights the inconsistencies of the s...
bookshelves: paper-read, one-penny-wonder, ukraine, slavic, satire, amusing, autumn-2014, published-2000, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, under-500-ratings, mystery-thriller, translation, farce Read from June 24 to November 13, 2014 Description: The corpse of a distinguished general is found ...
At one time, I wrote trailers for television. Like the main character of this novel, I could access reams of background details and reduce them to a few crisp lines. Also like the main character, I seldom saw the shows themselves or any of the results. One Christmas, I wrote only trailers for the sc...
bookshelves: summer-2014, translation, ukraine, published-1996, under-500-ratings, noir, one-penny-wonder, paper-read, satire, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, amusing, lifestyles-deathstyles Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Fionnuala Read from April 17 to June 24, 2014 Translated from the Russian b...
KievDescription: When last we saw Viktor, in the final pages of Death and the Penguin, he was taking his seat aboard the Expedition to Antarctica plane, fearing for his life. Meanwhile, Penguin Misha was left abandoned in a clinic recovering from a heart transplant. Now, in Penguin Lost, we join Vik...
This spare, original narrative thrives on incident and coincidence, and sweeps into its wake an odd assortment of cultural heritage. The characters are lively, but lack depth, particularly the meek women.
bookshelves: books-about-books-and-book-shops, one-penny-wonder, paper-read, slavic, amusing, translation, gangsters, zoology, ukraine, kiev, lifestyles-deathstyles, autumn-2013 Read from November 21 to 28, 2013 Strapline: In today's Ukraine, all that stands between one man and murder by the Maf...
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