by Andrei Kurkov · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497590198
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«Muerte ajena» (Picnic on the Ice) is the novel by Andrei Kurkov, published in 2002 by Debolsillo in paperback (248 pages, in Spanish).
An obituary writer in Kiev accepts a commission that plunges him into a world of strange deaths, bureaucracy and crime. The plot combines black humor with everyday intrigue, as the protagonist tries to keep control of his life in post-Soviet Ukraine. The novel stands out for its absurd atmosphere and urban loneliness.
First installment of the «Picnic on the Ice» series by Andrei Kurkov. Translated by Anne-Hélène Suárez. Originally published as «Смерть постороннего».
For readers of contemporary fiction and black humor interested in post-Soviet Ukraine.
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.
