A character named Sasha, driven by an unconscious desire, sets out on a long journey in search of a certain vision he saw in an encyclopedia illustration.

Moreover, once there (who knows where), Sasha finds himself in a movie, in a certain (almost fairy-tale-like, mysterious) half-empty hall, in the company of a grandfather, whose whistle had something of a nightingale-robber, something of the departing ancient Russia.

[10] The magical transformation of Sasha into a werewolf is described as a process of comprehension of the hero of the truth, previously unknown to him.

The word "moon" in Pelevin's text is capitalized, as the name of some deity personifying the otherworldly force.

We can assume that the author wanted to emphasize that only next to werewolves the hero got into another world, where the moon is the supreme force.

He becomes a full-fledged member of the pack when he defeats the werewolf Nikolai, who led an unworthy wolf lifestyle, in a duel.

And the main character of the story, Sasha, in the image of a werewolf - a man-wolf - for a moment (or now forever) reaches an understanding of the world and harmony with it.