Homo Zapiens

Homo Zapiens
Author: Victor Pelevin
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2002-12-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101175265

The collapse of the Soviet Union has opened up a huge consumer market, but how do you sell things to a generation that grew up with just one type of cola? When Tatarsky, a frustrated poet, takes a job as an advertising copywriter, he finds he has a talent for putting distinctively Russian twists on Western-style ads. But his success leads him into a surreal world of spin doctors, gangsters, drug trips, and the spirit of Che Guevera, who, by way of a Ouija board, communicates theories of consumer theology. A bestseller in Russia, Homo Zapiens displays the biting absurdist satire that has gained Victor Pelevin superstar status among today's Russian youth, disapproval from the conservative Moscow literary world, and critical acclaim worldwide.

The Hall of Singing Caryatids

The Hall of Singing Caryatids
Author: Viktor Pelevin
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2011
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780811219426

A far-out, far-fetched, and fiendishly funny story about a strange nightclub and its outrageous entertainment.

Buddha's Little Finger

Buddha's Little Finger
Author: Victor Pelevin
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2001-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101655844

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 identity and Russian history, as well as a spectacular elaboration of Buddhist philosophy. Moving between events of the Russian Civil War of 1919 and the thoughts of a man incarcerated in a contemporary Moscow psychiatric hospital, Buddha's Little Finger is a work of demonic absurdism by a writer who continues to delight and astonish.

The Life of Insects

The Life of Insects
Author: Victor Pelevin
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1999
Genre: Black Sea Coast
ISBN: 9780571194056

Set in a crumbling Soviet Black Sea resort, The Life of Insects with its motley cast of characters who exist simultaneously as human beings (racketeers, mystics, drug addicts and prostitutes) and as insects, extended the surreal comic range for which Pelevin's first novel Omon Ra was acclaimed by critics. With consummate literary skill Pelevin creates a satirical bestiary which is as realistic as it is delirious - a bitter parable of contemporary Russia, full of the probing, disenchanted comedy that makes Pelevin a vital and altogether surprising writer.

The Blue Lantern and Other Stories

The Blue Lantern and Other Stories
Author: Victor Pelevin
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1997
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780811214346

Comic stories by a Russian writer. In Hermit and Six Toes, chickens debate the nature of the world, which is ruled by bloodthirsty gods in white coats, while in Mid-Game, young Communist activists change sex to become hard-currency prostitutes.

Sex Tips for Gay Guys

Sex Tips for Gay Guys
Author: Dan Anderson
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2002-12-13
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9780312288730

With humor that delivers hard-hitting, how-to information about being great in the sack, Anderson tackles the complicated world of man-on-man sex, dating, and mating. 25 illustrations.

Analysing Darkness and Light: Dystopias and Beyond

Analysing Darkness and Light: Dystopias and Beyond
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2023-08-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004681388

The book situates itself in the fields of philosophy, political theory, aesthetics and theories of art, linking its discussions of fictional dystopias to debates on ongoing crises. It asks: Are dystopias a useful tool for imagining ways out of sombre situations or do they prevent us from engaging in transformative action? The book consists of a thorough introduction and three major sections: 1. Dystopias of Meaninglessness, 2. Techno-Euphoria vs. Terror of Technology, and 3. Dystopias Come True? The individual chapters discuss, among other things, liberalism and conservatism, “luxury communism”, pandemics, technology-induced anxiety, empty speech, ethics, film, literature, architecture and music.

Narrating Post/Communism

Narrating Post/Communism
Author: Natasa Kovacevic
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2008-05-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134044143

This book examines communist and post-communist literary and visual narratives, including the writings of prominent anti-communist dissidents and exiles such as Vladimir Nabokov, Czeslaw Milosz and Milan Kundera, exploring important themes including how Eastern European regimes and cultures have been portrayed as totalitarian, barbarian and "Orientalist" – in contrast to the civilized "West" – disappointment in the changes brought on by post-communist transition, and nostalgia for communism.

The End of the World

The End of the World
Author: Marcia Sa Cavalcante Schuback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2017-03-29
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1786602636

This volume attempts to show that it is vital that we address the motif of the 'end' in contemporary world – but that this cannot be done without thinking it anew.

Invisible

Invisible
Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2022-01-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 198482158X

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this riveting novel from Danielle Steel, a gifted young woman must grapple with the legacy of a troubled childhood in order to pursue her dreams. Antonia Adams is the product of a loveless marriage between an aspiring actress and an aristocrat. As a child, she is abandoned in the abyss that yawns between them, blamed by her mother, ignored by her father, and neglected by both. Unprotected and unloved, she learns that the only way to feel safe is to hide from the dangers around her, drawing as little attention as possible to herself, to be “invisible.” In her isolation, books are her refuge and movies her escape. A day spent being carried away by an unforgettable film in a dark theater is her greatest thrill. Her love of the movies turns into a dream to become a screenwriter, and a summer job at a Hollywood studio. There, a famous British filmmaker notices her, and suddenly she can remain invisible no longer. He wants to put her in a movie and make her a star. It is a dazzling opportunity but a terrifying one, as it strips her of the camouflage that made her feel safe. She is suddenly thrust into the public eye—and even more so when they fall in love. She will never let go of her true dream of becoming a filmmaker, though, and if she wants to make that leap, she will have to expose herself in ways she never has before. When tragedy strikes, she must decide whether she will remain center stage or become invisible again, where she feels safest. Will she face her demons, or run and hide? In this extraordinary novel, Danielle Steel tells the story of a woman who must decide how high a price she is willing to pay to pursue her passion—and whether it is possible to stay true to herself while she does.