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Andreĭ Kurkov
Ukrainian author and public intellectual who writes in Russian
Der wahrhaftige Volkskontrolleur
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Frequently asked questions
Is this book part of a series?
This novel serves as the opening installment of the trilogy Geography of a Single Shot, which continues with Der unbeugsame Papagei and concludes with Die Kugel auf dem Weg zum Helden.
How does this book compare to the author's other satirical works?
Unlike the sharp, contemporary political satire found in books like Death and the Penguin, this novel adopts a gentler, more surreal, and fairy-tale-like tone to explore the mindset of citizens during the Soviet era.