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A wonderful story occur post-Soviet Kiev thatis equally darkly-humorous and threatening,Within the broadly praised prequel to Penguin Dropped, ambitious author Viktor Zolotaryov brings a down-and-out existence in poverty-and-violence-wracked Kiev—he’s out of work and his only friend is just a penguin, Misha, that he saved once the nearby zoo began eliminating creatures. Much more nerve-wracking: a local mobster has had a shine to Misha and really wants to maintain funding him for events.But Viktor believes he’s eventually caught a rest when he gets a well-paying work in the Kiev paper publishing “living obituaries” of local dignitaries—articles to be submitted for use once the time comes.The only point is, it appears the time usually comes the moment Viktor creates the content. Gradually knowing that their own life maybe in peril, Viktor also understands that the one thing that could be keeping him alive is his penguin.