
“Buddha’s Little Finger” is a cult novel by Victor Pelevin, widely regarded as a seminal work of Russian postmodern literature. The narrative unfolds across two distinct realities: during the Russian Civil War, where the protagonist, Pyotr Pustota, fights alongside Vasily Chapayev, and in a Moscow psychiatric hospital during the 1990s. The novel explores the illusory nature of reality, the quest for truth, and self-discovery through the lens of Buddhist philosophy.