Umcabango ochichimayo we U-Andrei Kurkov, umbhali wezincwadi zezingane, akasalawuleki kule noveli, yize eyabantu abadala, ezifihle ngokumangazayo njenge-lysergic surrealism esemngceleni wosana.
Ekujuleni kwenhliziyo, uhambo lwenganekwane yezingane lunemvelaphi efanayo nomhlangano kaViktor nephengwini anquma ukuhlanganyela naye impilo yakhe.
Ngoba akukho okuyoke kufane. Futhi indlela yokuphila kaViktor edabukisayo kungenzeka iqhubeke ibe yimbi kakhulu ngepenguin eyonakele, enodlame, futhi ezimele. A U-Ignatius reilly ukuthi kancane kancane ubuyisela inkosi yakhe encekwini ngaphakathi kokuqhuma kwemicimbi engekude kangako ngoba iyamangaza.
Empeleni kwakumayelana nemiphefumulo emibili elahlekile lapho yayifuna imfudumalo ethile okwabelwana ngayo kuleli zwe elineqhwa. Kepha lapho izinto zingahambi kahle, yonke into eyenziwe ngcono iyohlala iba yimbi kakhulu.
Mhlawumbe uViktor, ecindezelekile futhi ehlaselwa impilo, kumele ngabe wenza isinqumo esiqinile sokungavuki embhedeni kuze kufike inkathi elandelayo yeqhwa. Kepha izinqumo mayelana nekusasa lakhe nepenguin yakhe uMisha sezenziwe.
UMisha naye ucindezelekile: udedela ukububula okuncibilikayo njengoba egcobhoza kubhavu wamanzi weqhwa futhi ezivalela ekamelweni njengentsha. Manje uViktor akadabukisi nje kuphela, kodwa kumele aduduze umngani wakhe. Futhi uyondle.
Konke kuba nzima lapho iphephandaba elikhulu limcela ukuba abhale imininingwane yokufihla imininingwane yabantu abaqavile emphakathini abasaphila. Kubukeka njengomsebenzi olula. Kepha akunjalo: abalingiswa abaphambili bokungcwatshwa kwakhe baqala ukudlula ezimweni ezingajwayelekile ngemuva nje kokubhala ngabo.
UMisha noViktor bazithola sebebanjwe iqhinga elingenangqondo nelinodlame. Inoveli emnyama futhi ekhanyayo, enamahlaya amnyama nomhlophe. Njengokuphila. Njenge-penguin.
Njengoba isihloko sale noveli siveza, esingathandaza kahle phansi komdwebo embukisweni wobuciko we-avant-garde, izigcawu zikhomba kumuzwa odabukisayo wokuthi into emangalisa kakhulu engenzeka ukuthi kukhona okuphuma kungalimele kulesi sakhiwo .
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi "Death with Penguin", ebhalwe ngu-Andrei Kurkov, lapha:
