by Katarina Mazetti · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782847205923
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«Ma vie de pingouin» is the novel by Katarina Mazetti, published by Gaïa éd. in paperback (269 pages, in French).
On the ocean liner Orlovsky, Tomas travels to Antarctica with a plan: to end his life among the icebergs, while Wilma maintains an unshakeable optimism that hides a secret. Alba, a septuagenarian globetrotter, notes similarities between humans and animals in the presence of a killer whale, elephant seals and four hundred thousand king penguins.
The French edition was published in 2015; the Swedish original, «Mitt liv som pingvin», appeared in 2008.
For readers drawn to the novel of humor and romance with unusual characters, long-distance travel and icy landscapes as a backdrop.
Vera Katarina Mazetti was a Swedish author and journalist. She made her debut as a writer in 1988 with the picture book "Här kommer tjocka släkten!". Mazetti worked as a producer and presenter at Sveriges Radio between 1989 and 2004. She died on 30 May 2025, at the age of 81.
