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Andrey Kurkov: The Milkman in the Night

Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Semyon is disturbed. He has woken up in the living room with blood on his shirt, an angry wife and no idea where he was the night before. After waking to find his boots and overcoat damp on several mornings in a row, Semyon realises his excursions are a nightly occurrence. Concerned for his own safety and for the security of his marriage, he asks his friend and business partner Volodka to follow…

Andrey Kurkov: The Case Of The General's Thumb

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: When the corpse of a distinguished general and presidential adviser is found, attached to an advertising balloon, lieutenant Viktor Slutsky is sent in to investigate. Meanwhile, KGB officer Nik Tsensky arrives in Kiev for a secret mission. Their quests eventually converge as they race around Europe becoming involved in a battle between the Russian and Ukrainian secret services as they hunt for…

Andrey Kurkov: The Good Angel of Death

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: When Kolya moves into a new flat in Kiev, he finds a book hidden within a volume of War and Peace. Intrigued by the annotations that appear on every page, Kolya sets out to discover more about the scribbler. His investigations take him to a graveyard, and more specifically to the coffin of a Ukrainian nationalist who died in mysterious circumstances and was buried with a sealed letter and a…

Andrey Kurkov: The President's Last Love

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Moscow, 2013. Bunin, the Ukrainian President, has joined other heads of state in an open air swimming pool to drink vodka and celebrate with Putin. During his rise to power Bunin has juggled with formidable and eccentric political and personal challenges. His troubles with his family and his women combine with his difficulties with corrupt businessmen and demanding international allies, but it is…

Andrey Kurkov: The Good Angel of Death

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: When Kolya moves into a new flat in Kiev, he finds a book hidden within a volume of War and Peace. Intrigued by the annotations that appear on every page, Kolya sets out to discover more about the scribbler. His investigations take him to a graveyard, and more specifically to the coffin of a Ukrainian nationalist who died in mysterious circumstances and was buried with a sealed letter and a…

Andrey Kurkov: Death And The Penguin

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company. Although he would prefer to write short stories, he earns a living composing obituaries for a newspaper. He longs to see his work published, yet the subjects of his obituaries continue to cling to life. But when he opens the newspaper to see his work in print for the first time, his pride swiftly turns to terror. He and…

Andrey Kurkov: A Matter Of Death And Life

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Marital troubles? Sick of life? Suicide the answer? Why not get yourself a contract killer? Nothing easier, provided you communicate only by phone and box number. You give him your photograph, specify when and where to find you, then sit back and prepare to die. Murdered, you will be of greater interest than ever you were in life. More to him than met the eye will be the judgement. A mysterious…

Andrey Kurkov: Penguin Lost

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Viktor — last seen in Death and the Penguin fleeing Mafia vengeance on an Antarctica-bound flight booked for Penguin Misha — seizes a heaven-sent opportunity to return to Kiev with a new identity. Clear now as to the enormity of abandoning Misha, then convalescent from a heart-transplant, Viktor determines to make amends. Viktor falls in with a Mafia boss who engages him to help in his election…