Companion to Victor Pelevin

This companion to Pelevin's work has two major benefits. It offers some usefully workmanlike analyses of his early texts, with handy plot synopses, some general contextualization and thematically engaging discussions. The Companion also offers some introduction to common critical approaches to the writer. The writing is accessible and succinct (if often rather descriptive), and the illustrations a pleasant touch. ... [O]verall this is an excellent, balanced and carefully neutral... study that collects everything the Pelevin initiate needs to begin appreciating his work. - Sally Dalton-Brown, University of Melbourne, Slavonic and East European Review 100, no. 3 (July 2022) The new collection is thoughtfully crafted for a specific audience, namely US and European nonspecialists looking to teach Pelevin at the university level. The chapters... treat all the author's major works, particularly those translated into English, but they also draw in less-known compositions and avoid going into the weeds on topics more relevant to Russianists. ... In sum, the Companion's scope is simultaneously expansive and tightly focused, and it models effective ways to approach Pelevin in the classroom. ... Highly recommended. - B. J, Nieubuurt, University of Michigan, CHOICE (December 2022: Vol. 60, No. 4) The Companion to Victor Pelevin is a collaborative undertaking by current and recent graduate students from American universities and serves scholarly and pedagogical objectives... Some contributions, like Sofya Khagi's and Alexander McConell's, are innovative and explore new avenues in research about Pelevin... - Clemens Gunther, Freie Universitat Berlin, Zeitschrift fur Slavische Philologie 78.2