The Russian Debutante's Handbook

Name: The Russian Debutante's Handbook
Author: Gary Shteyngart

by Gary Shteyngart

Russian-Jewish immigrant hustles, loves, and schemes through 1990s New York

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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.

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