Viktor, living in post-soviet Russia, earns his living by writing obituaries for currently living people. His companion is a penguin who is unhappy living in an over-heated environment. It is a macabre book, packed with death, but the dead-pan way it is written makes it extremely humorous. The lack of emotion between the characters and the sinister events which occur paint a striking portrait of the bleakness of life in Russia.
(Veronica Edwards - bwl 48 November 2008 ) |
