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The first in a new series of historical mysteries set amid the chaos of the Russian Revolution. By the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees

This journal of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine is a collection of Andrey Kurkov's writings and broadcasts from Kyiv.

Ukraine's most famous novelist dramatises the conflict raging in his country through the adventures of a mild-mannered beekeeper.

A hugely entertaining romp through the beautiful city of Lviv, by the author of Grey Bees, now reporting widely on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, hi

A hugely entertaining romp through the beautiful city of Lviv, by the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees. Longlisted for the International

Ten years on from the annexation of Crimea, two years on from Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian people continue to fight back. In th

In today's Ukraine, all that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin

Kyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may igni

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 aut

A satirical epic of the Soviet soul by the bestselling author of Death and the Penguin

Going beyond the headlines, this title gives an insight into what it's like to live through - and try to make sense of - times of intense political un

A love letter to the beautiful city of Lviv, by the author of Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees

'Good-hearted and brutal at the same time, The Milkman in the Night is a complex, unsettling mixture of bleakness and warmth' Sunday TimesRead this ec

Ukraine's most famous novelist dramatises the conflict raging in his country through the adventures of a mild-mannered beekeeper. From the author of t

Kyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may igni

When the corpse of a distinguished general and presidential adviser is found, attached to an advertising balloon, lieutenant Viktor Slutsky is sent in

Sick of life? Murdered, you will be of greater interest than ever you were in life. Our hero meticulously plans his own demise, except for one detail:

This journal of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine is a collection of Andrey Kurkov's writings and broadcasts from Kyiv.

Viktor - last seen in Death and the Penguin fleeing Mafia vengeance on an Antarctica-bound flight booked for Penguin Misha - seizes a heaven-sent oppo

Viktor, with only his pet penguin for company, composes obituaries for the local newspaper, even though their subjects cling to life. When he sees his