The Zoo
About this book
An
Observer and
Spectator Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the Historical Writing Association Gold Crown Award
Meet Yuri Zipit.
A boy who's had a bang on the head in a collision with a Moscow milk truck.
He has a kind face, makes friends easily, and likes to help. People want to tell him their secrets.
Including the Great Leader himself, who takes a shine to Yuri when he employs him for his natural talents.
In his new job, Yuri will witness it all - betrayals, body doubles, buffoonery. Who knew that a man could be in five places at once? That someone could break your nose as a sign of friendship? That people could be disinvented . . .?
The Zoo
is a brilliantly cutting satire told through the voice of one incredible boy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- 1. OVER MY HEAD IN HISTORY
- 2. HERMAN THE GERMAN
- 3. UP TO MY NECK IN POLITICS
- 4. COMRADE ELEPHANT
- 5. THE FOUR IRON-MEN
- 6. IMMORTALITY FOR BEGINNERS
- 7. THE JUGGLER’S LIFE
- 8. BRINGING UP BABY
- 9. THE SUNLIGHT IN THE GARDEN
- 10. DECLINE
- 11. REMEMBER LENIN
- 12. THE LAST SUPPER
- 13. THE MYSTERY OF THE SEALED ROOM
- 14. A MESSAGE FROM THE OTHER SIDE
- 15. THE PALACE OF MIRACLES
- 16. MY SOUL FOR A HERSHEY BAR
- 17. RETURN
- 18. THE EMPEROR OF THE TURNSTILES
- 19. GOODBYE, HISTORY
- About the Author
- Copyright
