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Andrij Kurkow

Author of Death and the Penguin

45+ Works 4,178 Members 164 Reviews 21 Favorited

About the Author

Andrey Kurkov was born in St. Petersburg and now lives in Kiev. He spent time in the military as a prison warden and has also worked as a journalist and film cameraman. He is now a screenwriter and author of four novels and four children’s books.

Series

Works by Andrij Kurkow

Death and the Penguin (2001) 1,989 copies
Penguin Lost (2002) 465 copies
Grey Bees (2019) 320 copies
A Matter of Death and Life (1996) 249 copies
The President's Last Love (2004) 179 copies
The Good Angel of Death (1999) 151 copies
The Milkman in the Night (2009) 102 copies
The Gardener from Ochakov (2010) 99 copies
Diary of an Invasion (2022) 61 copies
The Bickford Fuse (2009) 42 copies
Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv (2012) 40 copies
The Penguin Novels (2006) 33 copies

Associated Works

The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister (2021) — Introduction, some editions — 16 copies
Früher war mehr Strand: Hinterhältige Reisegeschichten (2007) — Author, some editions — 10 copies
Mords.Metropole.Ruhr (2010) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Reviews

Subtle satire at its best. And more.
 
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ben_r47 | 80 other reviews | Feb 22, 2024 |
I try to give this a go, twice. The main character floats through this “adventure”. I couldn’t make it
 
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vdt_melbourne | 14 other reviews | Feb 7, 2024 |
Useless and boring. Struggling to think what I can say in book club, except the last 1/11 of the book picked up. Absolutely not recommended.
 
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MXMLLN | 80 other reviews | Jan 12, 2024 |
I've read a few of Andrey Kurkov's novels over the year, my favorite being Death and the Penguin. Those books I have read have been set in more or less the present day. The Silver Bone, which is being marketed as the first volume in a new mystery series is set immediately after the end of WWII in Ukraine. These years were chaotic for Ukraine, with multiple rebellions and invasions. Since I have a particular fondness for historical mysteries that also introduce me to the politics of specific regions and times, I was very much looking forward to reading The Silver Bone.

The Silver Bone has definite strengths: its absurdism, a particular touch of magical realism, and characters and relationships that seem set to develop in engaging ways in future volumes. And I know I'll be reading future volumes in the series, but... The Silver Bone is less a mystery novel and more a very time and location specific dark comedy. I'm hoping that the plotting of the actual mysteries will become more complex in future volumes. I trust Kurkov to ultimately provide me with a reading experience I will both enjoy and value, but that time hasn't quite arrived with The Silver Bone. Nonetheless, I suggest reading it.

I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via Edelweiss; the opinions are my own.
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Statistics

Works
45
Also by
3
Members
4,178
Popularity
#6,024
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
164
ISBNs
249
Languages
22
Favorited
21

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