V. PЕLEVIN’S NOVEL “THE LIFE OF INSECTS” IN CHINESE LITERARY STUDIES

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the study of V. Pelevin’s Novel “The Life of Insects” in the literary studies of China. The study of this issue is an urgent problem, since in recent years considerable attention has been paid to the study of postmodern works by V. Pelevin. The research of Chinese literary critics from the point of view of various aspects contributes to a better understanding of the work of a talented representative of Russian postmodernism—Viktor Pelevin. The scientific novelty of the research is that this article examines the publications of Chinese literary critics concerning the novel “The Life of Insects” over the past 20 years (2001-2021). As a result, it is proved that Chinese literary critics pay great attention to the study of the genre type and poetic features of the novel “The Life of Insects”, which creates prerequisites for further research.