The Good Angel of Death - Softcover
When Kolya moves into a new flat in Kiev, he discovers an annotated manuscript hidden inside a copy of War and Peace and decides to track down its author, even if it means digging up the grave of a Ukranian nationalist who died in mysterious circumstances.
An exhumation reveals that an item of great national importance is buried near a fort in Kazakstan so when, during his night shift as a security guard, Kolya is threatened with mysterious phone calls, he sets off on what turns out to be a very bizarre journey. Along the way he meets a host of unlikely characters including Bedouins, ex-KGB officers and a spirit-like companion in the form of a chameleon.
From the author of cult bestseller, Death and the Penguin.
An exhumation reveals that an item of great national importance is buried near a fort in Kazakstan so when, during his night shift as a security guard, Kolya is threatened with mysterious phone calls, he sets off on what turns out to be a very bizarre journey. Along the way he meets a host of unlikely characters including Bedouins, ex-KGB officers and a spirit-like companion in the form of a chameleon.
From the author of cult bestseller, Death and the Penguin.
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Edition Vintage Books, 2010. English translation by Andrew Bromfield. ISBN: 978-0-099-51349-0. PAPERBACK. 376 pages. Just light tan to paper edges. Other than that, the unread book remains in very good condition throughout. Text all clean, neat and tight. Prompt dispatch from UK.
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"Packs a lot of plot into this deadpan satire... Strange and tantalising" (Metro)
"Flits between dark and light exploring the twilight zone between fantasy and reality" (John Thornhill Financial Times)
"Kurkov is hugely talented, truly very funny" (Time Out)
"Kurkov's style is spare and effective, drawing us with deceptive ease into a dense, complex world full of wonderful characters" (Michael Palin)
"A rather beautiful dreamlike journey" (Victoria Moore Daily Mail)
"Flits between dark and light exploring the twilight zone between fantasy and reality" (John Thornhill Financial Times)
"Kurkov is hugely talented, truly very funny" (Time Out)
"Kurkov's style is spare and effective, drawing us with deceptive ease into a dense, complex world full of wonderful characters" (Michael Palin)
"A rather beautiful dreamlike journey" (Victoria Moore Daily Mail)
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0099513498
- ISBN 13 9780099513490
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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