Viktor Olegowitsch Pelevin

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Wiktor Olegowitsch Pelevin ( Russian Виктор Олегович Пелевин , scientific transliteration Viktor Olegovič Pelevin ; born November 22, 1962 in Moscow ) is a Russian writer . He currently lives in Moscow and is considered one of the most important and widely read living storytellers in the country.

Life

In his novels and stories, Pelewin describes contemporary Russian events from an unusual, surrealistic and mystical perspective. Pelevin has recently become internationally known, especially through his novels Omon hinterm Mond (Russian Омон Ра) and Generation P (Russian Generation П).

After studying electrical engineering, Pelevin soon turned to literature and moved to the Moscow Institute of Literature. His first short story was published in 1989 and he has been working as a freelance writer since 1990. Initially, several of his stories were published in various magazines, now five novels and around fifty short stories have appeared. In 2001 he received the " Richard Schönfeld Prize for Literary Satire" from the Hamburg Cultural Foundation.

Pelewin is considered to be public shy, does not give interviews and does not hold readings. He communicates with his fan base (he has cult author status) mainly over the Internet.

Most of Pelewin's works were translated by Andreas Tretner .

Works (selection)

  • Омон Ра (Omon Ra)
    • German: Omon behind the moon , from the Russian by Andreas Tretner. Reclam, Leipzig 1994, ISBN 3-379-01507-5 .
  • Чапаев и Пустота (Chapayev and the Void).
    • German: Buddha's little finger , from the Russian by Andreas Tretner. Luchterhand, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-630-62159-3 .
  • Жизнь насекомых (The life of insects)
  • Generation П ( Generation P )
    • German: Generation P , from the Russian by Andreas Tretner. Verlag Volk und Welt, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-353-01172-2 .
  • ДПП (НН) Диалектика Переходного Периода: Из Ниоткуда в Никуда (DPP (NN) = dialectic of the transition period from nowhere to nowhere)
  • Священная книга оборотня (The Holy Book of the Wanderer)
    • German: The Holy Book of Werewolves , from the Russian by Andreas Tretner. Luchterhand, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-630-87235-3 .
  • Шлем Ужаса (The Terror Helmet . The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur).
  • Empire "V"
    • German: The fifth empire: a vampire novel , translated from Russian by Andreas Tretner. Luchterhand, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-630-62138-8 .
  • t
    • German: Tolstoy's nightmare , from the Russian by Dorothea Trottenberg. Luchterhand, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-630-87388-6 .
  • SNUFF
    • German translation: SNUFF Utøpie , from the Russian by Heinrich Siemens. Tweeback, Bonn 2015, ISBN 978-3-94498502-2 .
  • Бэтман Аполло (Batman Apollo)

Web links

Commons : Wiktor Olegowitsch Pelewin  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The monk with the bulletproof robe in FAZ of June 22, 2013, page 33
  2. ↑ Dialectics of Daredevil in FAZ from November 24, 2015, page 10
personal data
SURNAME Pelevin, Viktor Olegowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Виктор Олегович Пелевин (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow , Soviet Union