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The Good Angel of Death 

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Andrey KurkovThe Good Angel of Death (2008)
A novel by Andrey Kurkov

 
When Kolia moves into a new flat in Kiev, he finds a book hidden within a volume of "War and Peace". Intrigued by the annotations that appear on every page, Kolia sets out to discover more about the scribbler. His investigations take him to a graveyard, more specifically the coffin of a Ukrainian nationalist who died in mysterious circumstances and was buried with a sealed letter and a manuscript. An exhumation under cover of darkness reveals that an item of great national importance is buried near a fort in Kazakhstan.As nightwatchman at a baby-milk factory, Kolia exposes himself to the attentions of a criminal gang, and so he decides to leave Kiev for a while. Armed with only three cases of baby milk, which have unexpected hallucinogenic properties, he sets off on what turns out to be a very bizarre journey: crossing the Caspian Sea and traversing the deserts of Kazakhstan. He meets a host of unlikely characters on the way, including Bedouins, ex-KGB officers and a spirit-like companion in the form of a chameleon..."The Good Angel of Death" is a classic, first-rate Kurkov yarn which is sure to delight old and new fans alike.

 
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Paperback Editions

August 2010 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0099513498Title: The Good Angel of Death
Author(s): Andrey Kurkov
ISBN: 0-09-951349-8 / 978-0-09-951349-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Vintage
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August 2009 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 184655117XTitle: The Good Angel of Death
Author(s): Andrey Kurkov
ISBN: 1-84655-117-X / 9781846551178 (UK edition)
Publisher: Harvill Secker
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Other Editions

November 2009 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B0031RS3XKTitle: The Good Angel of Death
Author(s): Andrey Kurkov
Publisher: Vintage Digital
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