About
Victor Pelevin, born November 22, 1962, in Moscow, is a major Russian writer of the post-Soviet era. Graduating in electromechanical engineering from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, he briefly served in the Air Force and worked as an engineer before turning to literature. He attended the Gorky Literary Institute, from which he was expelled in 1991. His first story collection, The Blue Lantern, won the Russian Little Booker Prize in 1993. His novels, such as Omon Ra, The Life of Insects, Buddha's Little Finger, and Generation P, blend satire, science fiction, pop culture, and esoteric philosophies. Winner of the National Bestseller Prize in 2004, he is internationally recognized for his postmodernist style.
* 1962-11-22
Major works
- Omon Ra (1992)novel
- The Life of Insects (1993)novel
- Buddha's Little Finger (1996)novel
- Generation P (1999)novel
- The Blue Lantern (1991)short story collection
Key milestones
- 1993Wins the Russian Little Booker Prize for The Blue Lantern.
- 2004Wins the National Bestseller Prize for DTP(NN) — The Dialectics of the Transition Period.
- 2001Shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for Buddha's Little Finger.
Themes
post-Soviet satiremagical realismBuddhism and esotericismpop culture and mediaidentity and reality
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