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Gary

    Gary Shteyngart crafts satirical novels that frequently inhabit elaborately fictitious yet eerily familiar settings. His work delves into the darker corners of human nature and contemporary society with sharp wit and biting irony. Shteyngart masterfully constructs intricate, believable worlds that offer readers a unique lens through which to view the absurdities of modern existence. His distinctive voice and keen insight into the human condition make him an unforgettable literary presence.

    Absurdistan
    • Open Absurdistan and meet outsize Misha Vainberg, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia, lover of large portions of food and drink, lover and inept performer of rap music, and lover of a South Bronx Latina whom he longs to rejoin in New York, if only the American INS would grant him a visa. But it won't, because Misha's late Beloved Papa whacked an Oklahoma businessman of some prominence. And Misha is paying the price of exile from his adopted American homeland. He's stuck in Russia, dreaming of his beloved Rouenna and the Oz of NYC

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