Death and the Penguin Condition:Well Read and Chinese eagerness to acquire

and Chinese eagerness to acquire advanced American technology

The exquisite last novel from Nobel Prize-winning author Yasunari Kawabata

”— Wall Street Journal In Winterlust

But Babel’s ship is full of secrets

Death and the Penguin Condition:Well Read and Chinese eagerness to acquireViktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company. Although he would prefer to write short stories, he earns a living composing obituaries for a newspaper. He longs to see his work published, yet the subjects of his obituaries continue to cling to life. But when he opens the newspaper to see his work in print for the first time, his pride swiftly turns to terror. He and Misha have been drawn into a trap from which there