http://www.somnopolis.net/2010/01/11/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming/ Disappointed by the pace of success Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:25:19 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.somnopolis.net/2010/01/11/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-2369 Somnopolis Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:54:35 +0000 http://www.somnopolis.net/?p=1496#comment-2369 I would agree that Pelevin's represents a corrective to cynicism towards life itself, not to mention the view held of Russia and the former Soviet bloc by the West. I would agree that Pelevin’s represents a corrective to cynicism towards life itself, not to mention the view held of Russia and the former Soviet bloc by the West.

]]> http://www.somnopolis.net/2010/01/11/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 Andrew Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:59:15 +0000 http://www.somnopolis.net/?p=1496#comment-2304 I think of the promo blurbs I've seen for Pelevin, a cross between Lewis Carroll & Aldous Huxley is about the most astute or helpful. While there's more or less everything to be cynical about regarding mainstream culture, & here Pelevin is out on his devastating, hilarious own, this is in a very large sense only the incidental background to the deeper essence. Whatever situation a person is in, the higher element is the person, not the situation, & this is Pelevin's greater 'theme', or the centre from where his art pours out. He's not writing 'about' this centre, he's writing from it. I think of the promo blurbs I’ve seen for Pelevin, a cross between Lewis Carroll & Aldous Huxley is about the most astute or helpful. While there’s more or less everything to be cynical about regarding mainstream culture, & here Pelevin is out on his devastating, hilarious own, this is in a very large sense only the incidental background to the deeper essence. Whatever situation a person is in, the higher element is the person, not the situation, & this is Pelevin’s greater ‘theme’, or the centre from where his art pours out. He’s not writing ‘about’ this centre, he’s writing from it.

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