The publishing house "Eksmo" announced the theft of the text of the book "Empire V". The intrigue has disappeared - Victor Pelevin is really named the author of the work. The novel was in the process of preparing for release on the shelves, but with the "premiere" ahead of the Internet. Recall the link to the file with the manuscript of a famous writer appeared a few days ago in the LiveJournal community dedicated to the work of Viktor Pelevin.
In "EKSMO" note that the "merged" text is significantly different from what will be a book. Now the publisher conducts its own investigation of the incident.