Chapaev and Void

"This is the first work in world literature whose action takes place in absolute emptiness". In fact, it takes place in 1919 in Chapaev's division, where the main character, the decadent poet Pyotr Void, serves as a commissioner. Also in our days. Also, as always with Pelevin, in the virtual space, where the main character meets Kawabata, Schwarzenegger, "just Maria"… According to critics, "Chapaev and Void" is "the first serious Zen-Buddhist novel in Russian literature".