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S.N.U.F.F.

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title S.N.U.F.F.
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Victor Pelevin
Translated by Andrew Bromfield
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:480
Dimensions(mm): Height 231,Width 156
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781473213036
ClassificationsDewey:891.735
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gollancz
Publication Date 18 June 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Damilola Karpov is a pilot. Living in Byzantium, a huge sky city floating above the land of Urkaine, he makes his living as a drone pilot - capable of being a cameraman who records the events unfolding in Urkaine or, with the weapons aboard his drone, of making a newsworthy event happen for his employers: 'Big Byz Media'. His recordings are known as S.N.U.F.F.: Special Newsreel/Universal Feature Film. S.N.U.F.F. is a superb post-apocalyptic novel, exploring the conflict between the nation of Urkaine, its causes and its relationship with the city 'Big Byz' above. Contrasting poverty and luxury, low and high technology, barbarity and civilisation - while asking questions about the nature of war, the media, entertainment and humanity.

Author Biography

Born in 1962 in Moscow, Victor Pelevin has swiftly been recognised as the leading Russian novelist of the new generation. He studied at Moscow's Gorky Institute of Literature, and is one of the few novelists today who writes seriously about what is happening in contemporary Russia. His work has been translated into fifteen languages and his novels OMON RA, THE LIFE OF INSECTS, THE CLAY MACHINE-GUN and BABYLON, and two collections of short stories have been published in English to great acclaim.

Reviews

The core strength of Pelevin's writing is its unruly, suggestive energy - The Independent A joy to read . . . Complex ideas are rendered simply and organically, never disturbing the narrative flow - The New York Times A book rich in well-observed satirical jibes, zingy conversational duels and evocative description - Strange Horizons Pelevin is blessed with a distinctive mix of eloquence and nervous energy, inventive storytelling and subversive wit - Publishers Weekly