The surreal disappearance of a troop of Red Army soldiers in a bathhouse, leaving only their boots and uniforms behind, is the starting point for Kurkov in the third book of his 'Kyiv Myster... read more
Kurkov's third war diary - after the invasion and siege of the previous two - is a meditation on conflict as an habitual, everyday reality. Professional clowns take up arms, traditional sold... read more
Already known to many as the author of the superb black comedy Death and the Penguin and others, Kurkov - a Russian-born Ukrainian - has recently been a tireless commentator on the Russian i... read more
The brilliant Ukrainian novelist who gave us 'Death and the Penguin' and 'The Bickford Fuse' has turned now to a bee-keeper in no-man's land to reflect the conflicts in his country.