Victor Olegovich Pelevin (Russian: ??´???? ???´????? ????´???, IPA: ['v?ikt?r ?'l??g?v??t? p??'l?ev??n], born 22 November 1962) is a Russian fiction writer, the author of novels Omon Ra, Chapayev and Void, and Generation P.
He is a laureate of multiple literary awards including the Russian Little Booker Prize (1993) and the Russian National Bestseller (2004).
His books are multi-layered postmodernist texts fusing elements of pop culture and esoteric philosophies while carrying conventions of the science fiction genre.
Some critics relate his prose to the New Sincerity literary movement.