Penguin Lost
Encyclopedia
Penguin Lost is a novel
by Andrey Kurkov
. Originally published in 1997 in Russian (as Пикник на льду), it was translated and published in English
in 2004. It is the sequel to the author's novel Death and the Penguin
.
, Viktor Alekseyevich Zolotaryov, in a struggling post-Soviet
society. Fleeing from the mafia to Antarctica, Viktor passes some time in a polar research station, before returning to Kiev with a new identity. Back in Ukraine and needing a job, he starts work on the election campaign for a Mafia boss. In return he is given information as to the whereabouts of Misha, his pet penguin
, which is said to be in a zoo in Chechnya. Thus begins another journey, this time across the former Soviet Union, in pursuit of his beloved pet.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Andrey Kurkov
Andrey Kurkov
Andrey Yuryevich Kurkov is a Ukrainian novelist who writes in Russian. He is the author of 13 novels and 5 books for children. His work is currently translated into 25 languages, including English, Japanese, French, Chinese, Swedish and Hebrew...
. Originally published in 1997 in Russian (as Пикник на льду), it was translated and published in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
in 2004. It is the sequel to the author's novel Death and the Penguin
Death and the Penguin
Death and the Penguin is a novel by Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov. Originally published in 1996 in Russian , it was eventually translated and published in English in 2001...
.
Summary
The novel follows the life of a writerWriter
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, Viktor Alekseyevich Zolotaryov, in a struggling post-Soviet
Post-Soviet states
The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as the Former Soviet Union or former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent states that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its dissolution in December 1991...
society. Fleeing from the mafia to Antarctica, Viktor passes some time in a polar research station, before returning to Kiev with a new identity. Back in Ukraine and needing a job, he starts work on the election campaign for a Mafia boss. In return he is given information as to the whereabouts of Misha, his pet penguin
Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...
, which is said to be in a zoo in Chechnya. Thus begins another journey, this time across the former Soviet Union, in pursuit of his beloved pet.