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The Zoo
The Zoo | Christopher Wilson
3 posts | 4 read | 2 to read
There are certain things that Yuri Zipit knows: That being official food-taster for the leader of the Soviet Union requires him to drink too much vodka for a 12-year-old. That you do not have to be an Elephantologist to see that the great leader is dying. That Marshal Bruhah has been known to eat his own children, while Comrade Krushka is only fit to run a slaughterhouse, and that one of them has Yuri's father somewhere here in the Dacha. That it's a crime to love your family more than you love Socialism, the Party or the Motherland. That, because of his damaged mind, everyone thinks Yuri is a fool. But Yuri isn't. He sits quietly through another excessive state dinner and witnesses it all - betrayals, body doubles, buffoonery. He's starting to get the hang of this politics thing, but there's so much to learn. 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 cutting satire, told through the refreshing voice of one gutsy boy who will not give up on hope.
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julesG
The Zoo | Christopher Wilson
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We went to the local mini-zoo and I got some reading time while my kids were playing and/or petting goats.

Some Scottish cows and my kids trying to see an Eider duck.

@DuckOfDoom - I have a few duck pictures just for you.

DuckOfDoom This zoo looks really happy! 😊 7y
Ubookquitous Heilan coo! (How Scots pronounce Highland Cow) 7y
julesG @Ubookquitous Practically how we Germans pronounce it. 😁 7y
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BookishTrish
The Zoo | Christopher Wilson
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Book Buying Ban, Day 6: I have just learned the book I most want to read in 2018 is already out (and reasonably priced) in the U.K. Trying to distract myself with Litsy and nail biting #Russia

tpixie Lol good luck! 🍀 7y
minkyb Ugh-oh 7y
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Sarah83
The Zoo | Christopher Wilson
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Bevor ich heute lesen darf, bin ich mit dem Freund im Zoo. Hatte auch Glück, die Tiere gucken genau in die Linse. 😉

Before I'm allowed to read today, bf takes me to the zoo. I am lucky, the animals look straight into my camera. 😉

@DeborahSmall Look I found real owls... 😉

Lynnsoprano Great pictures 👍 7y
DeborahSmall Daniel was in York last week with my sister. I have a photo of him holding a beautiful white barn owl ❤️ 7y
Sarah83 @DeborahSmall Sounds great 😉 7y
LeahBergen They are posing for you. 😉 7y
Sarah83 @LeahBergen Yes they really do. 😍 7y
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