THE SEDUCTIVE TERROR OF VIRTUALITY IN VIKTOR PELEVIN’S THE HELMET OF HORROR
THE SEDUCTIVE TERROR OF VIRTUALITY IN VIKTOR PELEVIN’S THE HELMET OF HORROR
Author(s): Tsvetomila PaulySubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: Viktor Pelevin; „The Helmet of Horror”; Jean Baudrillard; simulacrum; virtuality; postmodern mind and condition;
Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the impact of virtuality on human identity in postmodern times and terms as it is presented in the chat-novel The Helmet of Horror: The Myth of Theseus and The Minotaur by Russian writer Victor Pelevin. The analysis is set in the light of Jean Baudrillards’ philosophical concepts of simulacra and simulation emphasizing the specific postavant- garde poetics and Buddhist inspirations of Pelevin’s latest works.
Journal: Езиков свят - Orbis Linguarum
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 145-149
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
