Yellow Arrow

"An enigmatic novella, whose suggestive central image strikingly encapsulates the character of post-Soviet society and, more generally, the fate of man....Imagine Herman Hesse with a robust sense of humor, and you'll have an idea of the complex emotional texture Pelevin manages to create for his story's climactic moment--a climax that daringly evokes, and does not suffer from comparison with, Tolstoy's great short novel 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich'. A brilliant parable that treats a dauntingly abstract conception with vivid specificity and clear-eyed humanity.Pelevin, Victor is the author of 'Yellow Arrow', published 1996 under ISBN 9780811213240 and ISBN 0811213242.