Pineapple water for a beautiful lady

The book consists of two unequal parts: "Gods and Mechanisms" (the larger one), and "Mechanisms and Gods" (the smaller one). The first part contains two novellas: "Operation 'Burning Bush'" and "Zenith Codes of Al-Efessbi". The second part consists of three short stories: "Shadow Contemplator," "Thugs," and "Hotel of Good Incarnations." The collection was longlisted for the "Big Book" National Literary Award. Philosophical reflections on the possibility of artificial intelligence and the existence of the soul, the USA in Afghanistan, secret admirers of the goddess Kali, and a hotel where the soul can find its new incarnation—all of this is in Pelevin's book.