Pineapple Water for the Fair Lady
Pineapple Water for the Fair Lady () is a short story collection by Victor Pelevin, published in 2010 in Russia. The work is composed of two unequal parts: Gods and Mechanisms is the largest part and Mechanisms and Gods the smallest. The first part consists of two stories: Operation "Burning Bush" and The Anti-Aircraft Codes of Al Efesbi. The second part includes three stories: The Shadow Contemplator, Thuggee and Hotel of good incarnations. Plot Operation "Burning Bush" The protagonist of the novel, Semion Levitan, likes to imitate the voice of the famous World War II era radio host Yuri Levitan in Russia. He became an English teacher in Moscow during the period following perestroika. These two occurrences lead him to be involved in a secret operation of the security forces. He had to reproduce the voice of God from a distance in the brain of President George W. Bush, who was considered very religious. To this end, Semion takes an accelerated theological training course in a secret base, using texts with religious content and using narcotics to experience mystical experiences. In addition, he is implanted with a tooth equipped with the appropriate technology. During the secret operation it appears that