4 by Pelevin

by Victor Pelevin

Four stories by one of the most popularand critically controversialyoung writers to emerge from post-Glasnost Russia. "Hermit and Six Toes"; "Vera Pavlovna's Ninth Dream"; "The Life and Adventures of Shed Number XII"; and "Tai Shou Chuan USSR" are four characterstic stories by the young Russian virtuoso Victor Pelevin, here collected in a New Directions Bibelot edition. With a deadpan and cooly ironic voice that speaks of the phantasmagorical, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811214915
• ISBN13: 9780811214919
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 101 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.6" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

A major disappointment ... the usual high quality Pelevin

Why disappointing? Because when I ordered it, I expected new stories rather than reprints from The Blue Lantern (see it for a review of the stories). However, if you've never read Pelevin, this is a small collection to get you started. The mystical chickens Hermit and Six-Toes are unforgettable. A commune from the perspective of a shed, the transformation of public bathrooms to trinket store ... Pelevin provides a funny and deep insight into human nature, especially the Russian variety.