Pineapple Water for a Beautiful Lady

«Pineapple Water for a Beautiful Lady» — this is «War and Peace» of an era in which there is «neither peace nor war». Sema has imitated the famous voice of Levitan since childhood. Many years later, in his mind, George Bush will hear Sema and mistake him for the Lord. Oleg will grow a shadow, and it will speak. Boris will find the servants of the goddess Kali and will try to join them. Masha, along with an angel, will watch over her future parents.

Peleivin invites the reader to walk through the labyrinth of modernity: from Moscow offices and Indian ashrams to virtual talk shows and the mystical space between life and death. Expect unexpected encounters, conversations about good and evil, and the clash of reality with illusion.

Victor Pelevin — a well-known Russian postmodern writer. This collection of stories made it to the long list of the national literary prize «Big Book».