Death and the Penguin

by Andrey Kurkov & translated by George Bird

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Death and the Penguin

by Andrey Kurkov & translated by George Bird

Other books by Andrey Kurkov and translated by George Bird

The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov

Diary of an Invasion by Andrey Kurkov

Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov & Boris Dralyuk (translator)

Our most recommended books

The Politics of Invisibility: Public Knowledge about Radiation Health Effects after Chernobyl by Olga Kuchinskaya

Ukraine and Russia: From Civilied Divorce to Uncivil War by Paul D'Anieri

Voices From Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich

The Moscoviad by Yuri Andrukhovych, Vitaly Chernetsky (translator)

Atomic Spaces: Living on the Manhattan Project by Peter Bacon Hales

The Torture Camp on Paradise Street by Stanislav Aseyev, Nina Murray & Zenia Tomkins (translators)

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The Silver Bone
by Andrey Kurkov

Diary of an Invasion
by Andrey Kurkov

Grey Bees
by Andrey Kurkov & Boris Dralyuk (translator)

The Politics of Invisibility: Public Knowledge about Radiation Health Effects after Chernobyl
by Olga Kuchinskaya

Ukraine and Russia: From Civilied Divorce to Uncivil War
by Paul D'Anieri

Voices From Chernobyl
by Svetlana Alexievich

The Moscoviad
by Yuri Andrukhovych, Vitaly Chernetsky (translator)

Atomic Spaces: Living on the Manhattan Project
by Peter Bacon Hales

The Torture Camp on Paradise Street
by Stanislav Aseyev, Nina Murray & Zenia Tomkins (translators)