Description
In a city where identities can be forged and loyalties bought, Viktor Zolotaryov slips back into Kiev under an assumed name to search for Misha—his penguin—after a terrifying suspicion that the criminal world has taken him. Driven by guilt and a stubborn need to make things right, Viktor is pulled into the orbit of a Mafia boss and tasked with election-rigging, using each dangerous connection as a step closer to the truth. As his search carries him deeper through Kiev’s underbelly, the trail grows darker, suggesting Misha may be held in the zoo of a Chechen warlord. Blending dark humor with aching humanity, this novel explores survival, moral compromise, and the strange, resilient bonds that can turn a quest into an odyssey of atonement.
Available Editions
paperback
Melville House
Published Jun 7, 2011
258 pages
ISBN: 9781612190754
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Details
First Published
2004
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Penguin Lost by Andrey Kurkov.