Gary Shteyngart
Russian-American novelist whose satirical fiction skewers the absurdities of immigrant assimilation, late capitalism, and digital culture. Super Sad True Love Story imagines a near-future America with prescient dark comedy. His memoir Little Failure is a masterpiece of immigrant self-examination.
Works
- The Russian Debutante's HandbookRussian-Jewish immigrant hustles, loves, and schemes through 1990s New York
- AbsurdistanFictional nation's hapless heir navigates geopolitics, love, and absurd destiny
- Super Sad True Love StoryAmerica in decline: aging man and young woman navigate dystopian future
- Little FailureImmigrant boy navigates shame, belonging, and artistic aspiration in America
- Lake SuccessBillionaire escapes Manhattan obsession for spiritual renewal in upstate town