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Andrey Kurkov

Born April 23, 1961

Andrii Yuriyovych Kurkov is a Ukrainian author and public intellectual who writes in Russian and Ukrainian. He is the author of 19 novels, including the bestselling Death and the Penguin, nine books for children, and about 20 documentary, fiction and TV movie scripts. His work is currently translated into 37 languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Swedish, Persian and Hebrew, and published in 65 countries. Kurkov, who has long been a respected commentator on Ukraine for the international media, notably in Europe and the United States, has written assorted articles for various publications worldwide. His books are full of black humour, post-Soviet reality and elements of surrealism.

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Books15

Diario de una invasion

Diario de una invasion

2022

with Andrei Kurkov

Diary of an Invasion

Diary of an Invasion

2022
The Silver Bone: A Novel

The Silver Bone: A Novel

2020
Abelhas Cinzentas

Abelhas Cinzentas

2018

with Andrei Kurkov

Grey Bees

Grey Bees

2018
Ukraine Diaries

Ukraine Diaries

2014
Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv

Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv

2012
The Milkman in the Night

The Milkman in the Night

2011
The Gardener from Ochakov

The Gardener from Ochakov

2010
The Good Angel of Death

The Good Angel of Death

2009
Picknick auf dem Eis

Picknick auf dem Eis

2000
A Matter of Death and Life

A Matter of Death and Life

1999
Death and the Penguin

Death and the Penguin

1996
Muerte con pinguino

Muerte con pinguino

1996
Penguin Lost

Penguin Lost

1996