This is the strange little story of Viktor, an aspiring novelist in post-Soviet Kiev.  He lives in a one-bedroom apartment with his pet penguin, Misha. He can’t get his stories published, but one day lands a job writing obituaries.  The fact that he’s writing obituaries for people who aren’t dead yet doesn’t bother him too much–it pays the bills, keeps his fridge stocked with frozen fish for Misha, and, besides, he’s good at his job.  But as you might expect, writing obituaries for the not-yet-dead in a planned […]