▁the ▁literary ▁crowd , ▁rarely ▁appearing ▁in ▁public ▁or ▁giving ▁inter views ▁and ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁communicate ▁on ▁the ▁internet . ▁When ▁he ▁gives ▁inter views ▁he ▁tal ks ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁mind ▁rather ▁than ▁his ▁writ ings . ▁This ▁has ▁given ▁grounds ▁to ▁various ▁rum ors . ▁For ▁instance , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁writer ▁does ▁not ▁exist ▁and ▁Pe lev in ▁is ▁actually ▁a ▁code ▁name ▁for ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁authors ▁or ▁even ▁a ▁computer . ▁The ▁journalist ▁Alexander ▁Gordon ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁who ▁has ▁question ed ▁the ▁very ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁writer ▁Pe lev in . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Pe lev in ▁would ▁personally ▁attend ▁the ▁award ▁ceremony ▁Super N ats Best , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁writer ' s ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁public . ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁come . ▁ ▁Pe lev in ▁has ▁permitted ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁texts ▁in ▁Russian ▁pred ating ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( except ▁P 5 ) ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁for ▁non - com mer cial ▁use . ▁Some ▁nov els ▁are ▁also ▁available ▁as ▁audio ▁files ▁in ▁Russian . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁style ▁Pe lev in ' s ▁pro se ▁is ▁usually ▁de void ▁of ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁the ▁author ▁and ▁the ▁reader , ▁whether ▁through ▁plot , ▁character ▁development , ▁literary ▁form ▁or ▁narr ative ▁language . ▁This ▁corresponds ▁to ▁his ▁philosophy ▁( both ▁stated ▁and ▁un st ated ) ▁that