Victor Olegovich Pelevin ( rus, Виктор Олегович Пелевин, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐˈlʲɛɡəvʲɪtɕ pʲɪˈlʲevʲɪn; born 22 November 1962) is a Russian

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writer. His novels include ''

Omon Ra ''Omon Ra'' (russian: «Омон Ра») is a short novel by Russian writer Victor Pelevin, published in 1992 by the Tekst Publishing House in Moscow. It was the first novel by Pelevin, who until then was known for his short stories. Pelevin tra ...

'' (1992), ''

The Life of Insects ''The Life of Insects '' (russian: «Жизнь насекомых») is a novel by Victor Pelevin first published in 1993. The novel consists of 15 chapters. Plot The novel is set in the early 1990s in the Crimea. All the characters in the n ...

'' (1993), ''

Chapayev and Void ''Chapayev and Pustota'' (russian: links=no, italics=yes, Чапаев и Пустота), known in the US as ''Buddha's Little Finger'' and in the UK as ''Clay Machine Gun'', is a novel by Victor Pelevin first published in 1996. It follows the dr ...

'' (1996), and '' Generation P'' (1999). He is a laureate of multiple literary awards including the Russian Little Booker Prize (1993) and the Russian National Bestseller (2004), the former for the short story collection '' The Blue Lantern'' (1991). His books are multi-layered

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texts fusing elements of

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and esoteric philosophies while carrying conventions of the

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genre. Some critics relate his prose to the

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literary movement.

Biography

Victor Olegovich Pelevin was born in Moscow on 22 November 1962 to Zinaida Semenovna Efremova, an English teacher, and Oleg Anatolyevich Pelevin, a teacher at the military department of Bauman University. He lived on

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in Moscow, later moving to

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. In 1979, Pelevin graduated from an elite high school with a special English program located on Stanislavskogo Street in the centre of Moscow, now Kaptsov Gymnasium #1520. He then attended the

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(MPEI) graduating with a degree in electromechanical engineering in 1985. In April of that year, MPEI Department of Electrical Transport hired him as engineer. Pelevin served in the

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. From 1987 to 1989, Pelevin attended the MPEI graduate school. Pelevin travels to Asia often, and has been to Nepal, South Korea, China and Japan. While he does not call himself a

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, he is engaged in Buddhist practices. Pelevin has repeatedly said that despite the fact that his characters use drugs, he is not an addict even though he has experimented with mind-expanding substances in his youth. Pelevin is not married. Pelevin has no current or past public social media accounts (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, VKontakte) In December 2018, the media reported that the writer Victor Pelevin registered in the register of individual entrepreneurs in the territorial office of the Pension Fund in Moscow.

Literary career

In 1989, Pelevin attended Mikhail Lobanov's creative writing seminar at

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. While studying at the Institute, Pelevin met the young novelist Albert Egazarov and the poet Victor Kulle, later a literary critic. Pelevin was expelled from the Institute in 1991. Egazarov and Kulle went on to found a publishing house, first called ''The Day'', then ''The Raven'' and ''Myth'', for which Pelevin has edited three volumes of

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's work. From 1989 to 1990, Pelevin worked as a staff reporter of the magazine ''Face to Face''. In 1989, he also began to work in the journal ''Nauka i Religiya'' (Science and Religion), where he edited a series of articles on eastern

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. In 1989, ''Nauka i Religiya'' published Pelevin's first short story "''The Sorcerer Ignat and People''". In 1991, Pelevin published his first collection of stories '' The Blue Lantern''. Two years later, it received the Russian Little Booker Prize. In 1994, it received InterPressCon and the Bronze Snail awards. In March 1992, Pelevin published his first novel ''

'' in the literary journal ''

Znamya ''Znamya'' ( rus, Знамя, p=ˈznamʲə, a=Ru-знамя.ogg, lit. "The Banner") is a Russian monthly literary magazine, which was established in Moscow in 1931. In 1931–1932, the magazine was published under the name of ''Lokaf'' ("Лок� ...

''. The novel attracted the attention of literary critics and was nominated for the Booker Prize. In April 1993, the same journal published Pelevin's next novel ''The Life of Insects''. In 1993, Pelevin published an essay "John Fowles and the tragedy of Russian liberalism" in

Nezavisimaya Gazeta ''Nezavisimaya Gazeta'' ( rus, Независимая газета, p=nʲɪzɐˈvʲisʲɪməjə ɡɐˈzʲetə, t=Independent Newspaper) is a Russian daily newspaper. History and profile ''Nezavisimaya Gazeta'' was first published on 21 December ...

. The essay was the writer's answer to some negative critics reaction to his work. In the same year Pelevin was admitted to the Russian Union of Journalists. In 1996, Pelevin participated in the

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residency at the University of Iowa. That same year, Znamya published Pelevin's novel ''Chapayev and Void''. Critics called it "the first

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novel in Russian". The writer himself called it "the first novel which takes place in an absolute vacuum". In 1997, the novel won Russia's Strannik Award for science fiction, and in 2001 it was shortlisted for the

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. In 1999, Pelevin's novel ''Generation P'' was published. Over 3.5 million copies have been sold worldwide. The book received a number of awards including Germany's Richard Schoenfeld prize. In 2003, Pelevin published the novel ''The Dialectics of Transition Period from Out of Nowhere to Nowhere'' or ''DTP (NN)'', receiving the Apollon Grigoryev Prize in 2003 and the National Bestseller award in 2004. DTP (NN) was also shortlisted for the

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in 2003. In 2006,

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published Pelevin's novel '' Empire V''. The novel was shortlisted for the Russian Big Book award. The text of ''Empire V'' appeared on the Internet even before the publication of the novel. Representatives of Eksmo claimed that it was a result of a theft, but some speculated that it was a marketing ploy. In October 2009, the novel '' t'' was published. The author received the third award of the fifth season of the Big Book award (2009–2010) and won the reader choice vote. In December 2011, Eksmo released Pelevin's novel '' S.N.U.F.F.'' which received the E-book award for "Prose of the Year" in February 2012. Literary critics have noted Pelevin's

and absurdist styles, which incorporate Buddhist motifs, esoteric traditions, and satirical science fiction. Pelevin's books have been translated into many languages including Japanese and Chinese. According to a French magazine, Pelevin is among the 1,000 most significant people in the contemporary culture. A 2009 OpenSpace.ru survey voted Pelevin as the most influential intellectual in Russia. Pelevin is known for not being a part of the literary crowd, rarely appearing in public or giving interviews and preferring to communicate on the internet. When he gives interviews, he talks more about the nature of mind rather than his writings. This has given grounds to various rumors. For instance, it has been suggested that the writer does not exist and Pelevin is actually a code name for a group of authors or even a computer. In May 2011, it was reported that Pelevin would personally attend the award ceremony SuperNatsBest, which would have been the writer's first appearance in public. However, he did not come. Pelevin has permitted all of his texts in Russian predating 2009 (except '' P5: Farewell songs of the political pygmies of Pindostan'') to be published on the Internet for non-commercial use. Some novels are also available as audio files in Russian. In December 2010, he wrote a collection of novels and short stories "'' Pineapple Water for the Fair Lady''", which was in the long list of the Russian Literary Award "Big Book" (season 2010/11). In December 2011, he released the novel "'' S.N.U.F.F.''". In February of the following year, this work received the "Electronic Book" award in the "Prose of the Year" category. In March 2013, Pelevin's eleventh novel "''

Batman Apollo ''Batman Apollo '' (russian: «Бэтман Аполло») is a novel by Victor Pelevin first published in 2013. The novel is a sequel to Pelevin's 2006 vampire novel ''Empire V''. The main character is the same – the young vampire Rama. The v ...

''" was released, which is a sequel to "'' Empire V''". Then came the novels " ''Love for Three Zuckerbrins''" (2014), " ''The Caretake''r" (2015), "'' Methuselah's Lamp, or The Last Battle of the Chekists and Masons''" (2016). In 2017, the novel "'' iPhuck 10''" was published, which won the Andrew White Prize. In 2018, the novel "''

Secret Views of Mount Fuji ''Secret Views of Mount Fuji '' (russian: link=no, «Тайные виды на гору Фудзи») is a novel by Victor Pelevin first published in 2018. In the novel the writer formulates and preaches Buddhist philosophical principles. The ...

''" was released. "'' The Art of Light Touches"'' was released in August 2019. In August 2020, the novel "''

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''" was published. For the past nine years, the author has been releasing one book a year, it can be a novel or a collection of stories united by a common theme. In the fall of 2021 the book " ''Transhumanism Inc''." was published, which is a collection of stories united by the theme of the concept of

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Literary style

Pelevin's prose, creating a mythologized and multi-layered picture of reality, is built on the interweaving of the fantastic and the real, the historical and the fictional. In the spirit of postmodernism, it abounds in hidden quotations, allusions, the game semantic clichés. Buddhist symbolism neighbors in it with occultism, European philosophy with mysticism, didacticism with parody, active presence of realities of modern culture with appeal to archaic consciousness. Pelevin's works are characterized by the mixing of elements of different genres -

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and

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and

anecdote An anecdote is "a story with a point", such as to communicate an abstract idea about a person, place, or thing through the concrete details of a short narrative or to characterize by delineating a specific quirk or trait. Occasionally humorous ...

, pamphlet and

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. In a conversation with ''

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'', Pelevin named Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov's ''

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'' as an early influence on his reading, saying, "The effect of this book was really fantastic. ..This book was totally out of the Soviet world." Pelevin avoids, however, listing authors who have specifically influenced his writing, for he believes that "the only real Russian literary tradition is to write good books in a way nobody did before."

Selected bibliography

Novels

*''

'' / ''Омон Ра'' (1992) *''

'' / ''Жизнь насекомых'' (1993) *'' Buddha's Little Finger'' (aka ''Clay Machine-Gun'') / ''Чапаев и Пустота'' (

) (1996) *'' Generation "P"'' (aka ''Babylon'', ''Homo Zapiens'') / ''Generation "П"'' (1999) *''

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'' (as part of the book ''DTP(NN) - The Dialectics of the Transition Period (from Nowhere to No Place)'' / ''ДПП(NN) - Диалектика Переходного Периода (из Ниоткуда в Никуда)'') / ''Числа'' (2004) * ''

The Sacred Book of the Werewolf ''The Sacred Book of the Werewolf'' (russian: «Священная книга оборотня ») is a novel by Victor Pelevin first published in 2004. This book is in the great Russian tradition of social satire running from Gogol through to ...

'' / ''Священная Книга Оборотня'' (2004) * ''

The Helmet of Horror ''The Helmet of Horror '' (russian: «Шлем ужаса: Креатифф о Тесее и Минотавре») is a novel by Victor Pelevin first published in 2005. The novel consists of 6 chapters, and was commissioned by the British publish ...

'' / ''Шлем ужаса'' (2005) * '' Empire V'' / ''Ампир В'' (2006) * '' t'' (2009) * '' S.N.U.F.F.'' (2011) * ''

'' (2013) * '' Love for three Zuckerbrins'' / ''Любовь к трём Цукербринам'' (2014) * ''

The Caretaker ''The Caretaker'' is a play in three acts by Harold Pinter. Although it was the sixth of his major works for stage and television, this psychological study of the confluence of power, allegiance, innocence, and corruption among two brothers a ...

'' / ''Смотритель'' (2015) * '' Methuselah's Lamp, or The Last Battle of the Chekists and Masons'' / ''Лампа Мафусаила, или Крайняя битва чекистов с масонами'' (2016) * '' iPhuck 10'' (2017) * ''

'' / ''Тайные виды на гору Фудзи'' (2018) * '' The Art of Light Touches'' / ''Искусство лёгких касаний'' (2019) * ''Sol Invictus'' (Unconquered Sun) / '' Непобедимое солнце'' (2020) * '' Transhumanism Inc.'' (2021) * '' KGBT+'' (2022)

Short story collection

* ''Blue Lantern and Other Stories'' / ''Синий фанарь'' (1991) *''4 by Pelevin (2001) * '' P5: Farewell songs of the political pygmies of Pindostan'' / ''П5: прощальные песни политических пигмеев Пиндостана'' (2008) * '' Pineapple Water for the Fair Lady'' / ''Ананасная вода для прекрасной дамы'' (2010)

Short stories

* '' The Sorcerer Ignat and People'' / ''Колдун Игнат и люди'' (1989) * '' The Water Tower'' / ''Водонапорная башня '' (1990) * ''

Hermit and Six-Toes ''Hermit and Six Toes'' (russian: «Затворник и Шестипалый») is a novella by Victor Pelevin, published in 1990 in Russia and translated by Andrew Bromfield in 1996. Plot The main characters of the story are two broiler ch ...

'' / ''Затворник и Шестипалый'' (1990) * '' The Reconstructor'' / ''Реконструктор'' (1990) * '' Weapon of Retaliation'' / ''Оружие возмездия'' (1990) * '' The Life and Adventure of Shed Number XII'' / ''Жизнь и приключения сарая Номер XII'' (1991) * ''

A Werewolf Problem in Central Russia A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes' ...

'' / ''Проблема верволка в средней полосе'' (1991) * '' Prince of Central Planning'' / ''Принц Госплана'' (1991) * ''

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'' / ''Спи'' (1991) * '' News from Nepal'' / ''Вести из Непала'' (1991) * '' Vera Pavlovna's Ninth Dream'' / ''Девятый сон Веры Павловны'' (1991) * ''

Blue Lantern Blue Lantern(s) may refer to: *Uninitiated members of a triad * ''Blue Lantern'' (short story collection), a 1991 book by Victor Pelevin ** "Blue Lantern" (short story), the title story *Blue Lantern Corps The Blue Lantern Corps is a fictional ...

'' / ''Синий фонарь'' (1991) * '' Tai Shou Chuan USSR'' / ''СССР Тайшоу Чжуань. Китайская народная сказка'' (1991) * '' Mardongi'' / ''Мардонги'' (1991) * '' Bulldozer Driver's Day'' / ''День бульдозериста'' (1991) * '' The Ontology of Childhood'' / ''Онтология детства'' (1991) * '' Built-in Reminder'' / ''Встроенный напоминатель'' (1991) * '' Mid-Game'' / ''Миттельшпиль'' (1991) * ''

The Yellow Arrow ''The Yellow Arrow'' (russian: «Жёлтая стрела ») is the allegorical short story by Victor Pelevin written in 1993. It was published in different collections of works of the author. Plot The hero of the story is Andrei, a passenger ...

'' / ''Желтая стрела'' (1993) * ''

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'' / ''Хрустальный мир'' (1991) * '' Uhryb'' / ''Ухряб'' (1991) * '' Music from the Pillar'' / ''Музыка со столба'' (1991) * '' Kreger’s Revelation '' / ''Откровение Крегера'' (1991) * '' Nika'' / ''Ника'' (1992) * '' The Tambourine of the Upper World '' / ''Бубен Верхнего мира'' (1993) * '' The Tambourine of the Lower World'' / ''Бубен Нижнего мира '' (1993) * ''

Sigmund in a Cafe ''Sigmund in a Cafe'' (russian: link=no, «Зигмунд в кафе») is a short story by Victor Pelevin, published in 1993. Plot The story belongs to the early stage of the writer's work, and applies a characteristic author's trick: playin ...

'' / ''Зигмунд в кафе'' (1993) * ''

The Origin of Species ''On the Origin of Species'' (or, more completely, ''On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life''),The book's full original title was ''On the Origin of Species by Me ...

'' / ''Происхождение видов'' (1993) * '' Ivan Kublakhanov'' / ''Иван Кублаханов'' (1994) * '' The Tarzan Swing'' / ''Тарзанка'' (1994) * '' Xmas Cyberpunk, or Christmas Night-117.DIR'' / ''Святочный киберпанк, или Рождественская Ночь-117.DIR'' (1996) * '' The Greek Version'' / ''Греческий вариант'' (1997) * ''

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'' / ''Краткая история пэйнтбола в Москве'' (1997) * '' The Low Tundra'' / ''Нижняя тундра'' (1999) * '' Time Out'' / ''Тайм-аут, или Вечерняя Москва'' (2001) * '' Macedonian Criticism of French Thought'' / ''Македонская критика французской мысли'' (2003) * '' Wind Search Record'' / ''Запись о поиске ветра'' (2003) * '' The Guest at the Fest of Bon'' / ''Гость на празднике Бон'' (2003) * '' One Vogue'' / ''Один вог'' (2003) * '' Who by fire'' / ''Who by fire'' (2005)

Essays

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'' / ''Зомбификация'' (1990) * '' Fortune telling with Runes'' / ''Гадание на рунах'' (1990) * '' GKChP as the Tetragrammaton'' / ''ГКЧП как Тетраграмматон'' (1993) * ''

John Fowles and the Tragedy of Russian Liberalism John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

'' / ''Джон Фаулз и трагедия русского либерализма'' (1993) * '' Ixtlan - Petushki'' / ''Икстлан — Петушки'' (1993) * '' The Names of Oligarchs on the Map of the Homeland'' / ''Имена олигархов на карте Родины'' (1998) * '' The Warrior's Last Joke'' / ''Последняя шутка воина'' (1998)

References

Literature

* ''M. A. Orthofer''. The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction. —

Columbia University Press Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fiel ...

, 2016. — 448/571 p. — . — . * ''Alexei Yurchak''. Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation. — Princeton University Press, 2013. — P. 77. — 352 p. — . — . * ''Audun J. Mørch''. "Reality as Myth: Pelevin's Čapaev i Pustota", in: ''Scando-Slavica''. Vol. 51. No.1. (2005): 61–79. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00806760500311928

External links

New Directions
New Directions publishes English translations of Victor Pelevin's work including ''Omon Ra'', ''A Werewolf Problem in Central Russia'', ''Yellow Arrow'', and ''The Blue Lantern and Other Stories''.
Interview, spring 2002.
In English, from BOMB magazine.
Shlem - New Book of Victor Pelevin (Interactive)2002 ''BOMB Magazine'' interview of Victor Pelevin by Leo Kropywiansky

Empire V on Google books
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