Pelevin the sacred book

The sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin alibris. In the sacred book of the werewolf, a smash success in russia and pelevin s first novel in six. Having the narrator go on tangents explaining the rules of these fantasy creatures, or overphilosophizing about daoist concepts gets obnoxious fast, in the way he writes the narrator. The sacred book of werewolf, by victor pelevin the independent. Victor pelevins new work gives a novel twist if not a good hard yank to the genre of the sex workers memoir. Victor pelevins the sacred book of the werewolf shows that russian satire is alive and well, says ursula k le guin. Buy the sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin online at alibris.

Books by victor pelevin authors like victor pelevin. The sacred book of the werewolf according to the commentary by experts in the preface, this book is a literary forgery. Victor pelevin, the iconoclastic and wildly interesting contemporary russian novelist who the new yorker named one of the best european writers under 35. The paperback of the the sacred book of the werewolf.

See all books authored by victor pelevin, including the life of insects, and the sacred book of the werewolf, and more on. The sacred book of the werewolf audiobook by victor. Victor pelevins new work of fiction is both a supernatural love story. Oct 02, 2008 the sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin translated by andrew bromfield 335 pages. From the author who has drawn comparisons to kafka, gogol, and nabokov comes this latest novel that. English the sacred book of the werewolf victor pelevin. Books by victor pelevin writers similar to victor pelevin. The sacred book of the werewolf he gave me that ruby when we were sailing on his yacht in the gulf of finland and i threw it straight into the water the moment i looked at it. In this strange, frenetic and beguiling account of. He is a laureate of multiple literary awards including the russian little booker prize 1993 and the russian national bestseller. Victor pelevins novel, the sacred book of the werewolf, is a reflection of the comingling of ideals in postsoviet society. Next, i will discuss the dairy industry or en lightened vampirism in empire v. The sacred book of the werewolf is the tale of a huli, a 2,000year.

According to this point of view, there is only a limited number of names, because society only needs a limited. Isbn 9780571227990 9780571227990 softcover, faber and faber, 2009. Victor pelevin, quote from the sacred book of the werewolf theres a scientific hypothesis that every persons name is a primary suggestive command that contains the entire script of their life in highly concentrated form. The sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin audiobook pt. The sacred book of the werewolf more editions of the sacred book of the werewolf.

Download read the sacred book of the werewolf 2004 by. Victor pelevin books list of books by author victor pelevin. Sep 28, 2008 for a man as steeped in nabokovian wordplay as pelevin is, it can be no mistake that in the russian version of the sacred book of the werewolf he chose the word oboroten, which means shape. Even if you dont ordinarily read sciencefiction or novels with werewolves, you will still enjoy the sacred book of the werewolf since victor pelevin grounds his novel in a fund of everyday reality and tells his tale in easytofollow linear narrative. Knowing this is a translation, i am amazed at the translators adept handling of pelevins wry humor and complex ideas voiced through his characters. The sacred book is not exactly pelevin s best novel. Victor pelevin projects a bitter philosophy of modern times through the voice of a shapeshifting nymphetnarrator. He is a laureate of multiple literary awards including the russian little. She lives in moscow and works as a classy prostitute in the citys premier. He was named by the new yorker as one of the best european. True, the narrator is a 2000 year old female werefox in the body of a. Jan 01, 2009 in the sacred book of the werewolf, viktor pelevin, one of the most interesting russian writers of the postsoviet period, tells the story of a twothousandyearold werefox. Victor pelevin is the author of a werewolf problem in central russia and other stories, the life of insects, omon ra, the yellow arrow, and the blue lantern, a collection of short stories that won the russian little booker prize.

Mikhail bulgakov, michael glenny kurt vonnegut haruki murakami james joyce herman hesse douglas adams jack kerouac, doug brinkley gabriel garcia marquez, edith grossman nikolai gogol milan kundera, aaron asher. Read the sacred book of the werewolf online free by victor. The sacred book of the werewolf audiobook by victor pelevin. Pdf the sacred book of the werewolf by viktor pelevin. With all his characteristic humor and metaphysical ambition, pelevin introduces us to an unforgettable cast of perverts, former kgb agents, oil tycoons, and amorous werewolves. Unlike some of pelevin s previous work, the sacred book of the werewolf fails to blend its disparate topics, allusions and ideas into a cohesive whole. Huli, the heroine of victor pelevins latest book, is beautiful, slender and curiously foxlike. In the sacred book of the werewolf, a smash success in russia and pelevin.

Victor pelevin goes to extraordinary lengths in his new novel to disarm expectations, beginning with a purported fsb the former kgb disclaimer calling it a symptom of the profound spiritual decline through which our society is. It is a labyrinthine examination of epistemological uncertainty that radically reinvents the myth of theseus and the minotaur for an age where information is. Russian author pelevin the helmet of horror, 2007, etc. In the sacred book of the werewolf, a smash success in russia and pelevin s first novel in six years, paranormal meets transcendental with a splash of satire as a huli, a twothousandyearold shapeshifting werefox from ancient china meets her match in alexander, a wagneraddicted werewolf whos the key figure in russias big oil. Pelevins novel and impact of society are vampires real.

An enigmatic novella, whose suggestive central image strikingly encapsulates the character of postsoviet society and, more generally, the fate of manfrom the prizewinning russian author of omon ra see above. In the sacred book of the werewolf victor pelevin once again offers a bizarre premise. The sacred book is not exactly pelevins best novel. Books by victor pelevin authors like victor pelevin what. The foxnarrator recounts that her physical appearance arouses feelings in people, especially men. The sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin translated by andrew bromfield 335 pages.

Generation p is the third novel by russian author victor pelevin. It was found, not in the traditional literary way, of a manuscript hidden somewhere, but on the. The story deals with themes of postsoviet russia, consumerism, recreational drug use, and mesopotamian mythology an english translation by andrew bromfield was published by penguin as homo zapiens. In this strange, frenetic and beguiling account of a russia plagued by werewolves and. His novel buddhas little finger was shortlisted for the international impac dublin literary award.

True, the narrator is a 2000 year old female werefox in the body of a sleek, shapely. Pelevin belongs to one strand of the great russian tradition that goes back as far as gogol and dostoevesky, in which metaphysical locutions about the mystery of existence clash with the grotesque banalities of life as it is actually lived. Find all books by viktor pelevin and compare prices. Victor pelevin goes to extraordinary lengths in his new novel to disarm expectations, beginning with a purported fsb the former kgb disclaimer calling it a symptom of the profound spiritual decline through which our society is currently passing. The problem with this book is that everything is delivered from the narrators perspective, and pelevin indulges far, far too much exposition and philosophizing. But even before he gets to that theres a preface of sorts, suggesting that this text is, in fact. At its best, the sacred book of the werewolf is a series of stomachchurning revelations, with pelevin cackling all the way. The worlds first zen buddhist paranormal romancepublished to coincide with halloween one of the most progressive writers at work today, victor pelevins comic inventiveness has won him comparisons to kafka, calvino, and gogol, and time has described him as a psychedelic nabokov for the cyberage. In the sacred book of the werewolf, a smash success in russia and pelevins first novel in. Rather than a straightforward fiction or genre story, victor pelevins symbolismcrammed book hops from one style to another eastern mysticism, russian urban fantasy, inhuman love story, wildly funny satire and postmodern exploration of russias place in a postsoviet world. Viktor pelevin, full name viktor olegovich pelevin, born november 22, 1962, moscow, russia, u.

The authenticity of the foxs memoir is questionable. A novel about a fifteenyearold prostitute who is actually a 2,000yearold werefox who seduces men with her tail and drains them of their sexual power. In the sacred book of the werewolf, viktor pelevin, one of the most interesting russian writers of the postsoviet period, tells the story of a twothousandyearold werefox. The werewolf of the title is both literally and metaphorically a fox, a 2,000yearold muscovite prostitute in the body of a 15yearold. Its wearer is the dominant force they call asterisk, a force for good and. The sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin audiobook. Unlike some of pelevins previous work, the sacred book of the werewolf fails to blend its disparate topics, allusions and ideas into a cohesive whole. Attesting to pelevin s reputation as one of russias leading contemporary novelists, the sacred book of the werewolf provides that density of subject and verbage.

True, the narrator is a two thousand year old female werefox in the body of a sleek, shapely gorgeous sixteen year old girl, but, still, there. Victor pelevin, the iconoclastic and wildly interesting contemporary russian novelist who the new yorker named one of the best european writers under 35, upends any conventional notions of what mythology must be with his unique take on the myth of theseus and the minotaur. In this satirical, erotic allegory of the postsoviet and post911 world, victor. Find signed collectible books by viktor pelevin english. Attesting to pelevins reputation as one of russias leading contemporary novelists, the sacred book of the werewolf provides that density of subject and verbage. The sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin 2009. May 25, 2019 the sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin audiobook pt. He studied electrical engineering and worked briefly as a journalist and as. Knowing this is a translation, i am amazed at the translators adept handling of every so often while reading the burgeoning urban fantasy genre, i long for a more literary text. In a very singlular way of looking at the novel, we scratch the surface of a rising oligarchy, dominated and supported by oil, the security state, and the. Even if you dont ordinarily read sciencefiction or novels with werewolves, you will still enjoy the sacred book of the werewolf since victor pelevin grounds his. The sacred book of werewolf by victor pelevin fantastic fiction.

The worlds first zen buddhist paranormal romancepublished to coincide with halloween one of the most progressive writers at work today, victor pelevin s comic inventiveness has won him comparisons to kafka, calvino, and gogol, and time has described him as a psychedelic nabokov for the cyberage. Protagonist andrei is riding on a train called the yellow arrow, whose destination, he learns, is a ruined bridge. Part science fiction and part anais nin erotica, with a hint of bridget joness diary and a whole lot of allegory, the sacred book of the werewolf is the tale of a huli, a 2,000yearold taoist werefox who plies her trade as a prostitute in modern day moscow. The sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin goodreads. The sacred book of the werewolf is one of those rare books that truly and completely defies classifiation. Homo zapiens his most successful import in america, which also involves conspiracy theories and eastern metaphysics feels like a complete novel. For a man as steeped in nabokovian wordplay as pelevin is, it can be no mistake that in the russian version of the sacred book of the werewolf he. As deep as one reads, there are messages to be found, but the reader may just as easily find these messages to be nonsense, reinforced by a.

According to the commentary by experts in the preface, this book is a literary. This book is in the great russian tradition of social satire running from gogol through to bulgakov. Victor pelevin s new work of fiction is both a supernatural love story and an outrageously funny satirical portrait of. Sep 04, 2008 buy the sacred book of the werewolf by pelevin, victor, bromfield, andrew from amazons fiction books store. Published in 1999, it tells the story of babylen tatarsky, a moscow creative and advertising copywriter. Victor pelevins new work of fiction is both a supernatural love story and an outrageously funny satirical portrait of modern russia. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin, andrew. The helmet of horror is structured according to the way we communicate in the 21st century using the internet yet instilled with the figures and narratives of classical mythology.