Chapaev and Void

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