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§Author· 3 books
Victor Pelevin
Victor Olegovich Pelevin is a Russian fiction writer. His novels include Omon Ra (1992), The Life of Insects (1993), Buddha's Little Finger (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). In 2011 he was nominated for the Nobel prize in Literature. His books are multi-layered postmodernist texts fusing elements of pop culture and esoteric philosophies while carrying conventions of the science fiction genre. Some critics relate his prose to the New sincerity literary movement.
§All Books
Buddha's Little Finger
Victor Pelevin, 1996
29 ratings
The Life of Insects
Victor Pelevin, 1993
13 ratings
iPhuck 10
Victor Pelevin, 2017
11 ratings
§ About Victor Pelevin's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 3
- Published
- 1993–2017
- Average rating
- 4.1 / 5 across 53 ratings
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Foreign Language Study, Historical Fiction, History
Start here: Buddha's Little Finger (1996)
Russian novelist Victor Pelevin is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most brilliant young writers at work today. His comic inventiveness and mind-bending talent prompted Time magazine to proclaim him a "psychedelic Nabokov for the cyber-age." In his third novel, Buddha's Little Finger, Pelevin has created an intellectually dazzling tale about…
Common questions about Victor Pelevin
- Who is Victor Pelevin?
- Victor Olegovich Pelevin is a Russian fiction writer. His novels include Omon Ra (1992), The Life of Insects (1993), Buddha's Little Finger (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).
- What is Victor Pelevin best known for?
- Victor Pelevin is best known for Buddha's Little Finger, published in 1996 with 29 ratings and a 4.4 average. It is the most-rated of Victor Pelevin's books on SansFiction.
- How many books has Victor Pelevin written?
- SansFiction lists 3 books by Victor Pelevin, published between 1993 and 2017. The most popular are Buddha's Little Finger, The Life of Insects and iPhuck 10.
- Which Victor Pelevin book should I read first?
- Buddha's Little Finger is the usual place to start: it is Victor Pelevin's most-rated book here, with a 4.4 average.
- What genres does Victor Pelevin write?
- Victor Pelevin's books on SansFiction are tagged Science Fiction, Foreign Language Study, Historical Fiction and History.
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