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From publishers weekly russian novelist pelevin s chaotic latest examines contemporary. She falls in love with an fsb officer who is actually a werewolf. 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. The kitsune ahuli searches for a path to nirvana for werecreatures. The one thing this isnt, is a standard werewolf novel. In the sacred book of the werewolf, a smash success in russia and pelevin.
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Forced to advertise on the internet, she comes to the attention of an intelligence officer who also happens to be a werewolf. Victor pelevin projects a bitter philosophy of modern times through the voice of a shapeshifting nymphetnarrator. His novel buddhas little finger was shortlisted for the international impac dublin literary award. It was, in short, a story that could have been written by victor pelevin. But even before he gets to that theres a preface of sorts, suggesting that this text is, in fact. A werewolf problem in central russia victor pelevin. This tray is hand made from a solid block of american black walnut and designed with.
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Victor pelevin books list of books by author victor pelevin. The sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin translated by andrew bromfield 335 pages. A lot of books about spiritual enlightenment are preachy, highfalutin and. From publishers weekly russian novelist pelevin s chaotic latest examines contemporary russia as viewed through the eyes of a. Russian author pelevin the helmet of horror, 2007, etc. The sacred book of the werewolf quotes by victor pelevin. Other books of his aim more directly at this, but this one still plays around with subconscious connections as well. The sacred book of the werewolf is an intricate and sometimes confusing story about the emotional and psychological history of russia, as seen through the eyes.
In this strange, frenetic and beguiling account of a russia plagued by. In the sacred book of the werewolf victor pelevin once again offers a bizarre premise. 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. Reading is human contact, and the range of our human contacts is what makes us what we are. Buy a cheap copy of the sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin. He is a laureate of multiple literary awards including the russian little booker prize and the russian national bestseller. A novel kindle edition by pelevin, victor, bromfield, andrew. The sacred book of the werewolf by victor pelevin goodreads. His books are multilayered postmodernist texts fusing elements of pop culture and esoteric philosophies while carrying conventions of the science fiction genre.
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