Gary Shteyngart, author portrait
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Gary Shteyngart

Gary Shteyngart was born in Leningrad in 1972 and came to the United States seven years later. His debut novel, The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, won the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction and the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. His second novel, Absurdistan, was one of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year. His novel Super Sad True Love Story won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize and became one of the most iconic novels of the decade. His memoir, Little Failure, was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. His most recent novel is the New York Times bestseller Our Country Friends. His books have been published in thirty countries. He lives in New York with his wife and son.
Vera, or Faith
Our Country Friends
Lake Success
Little Failure
Super Sad True Love Story
Absurdistan
The Russian Debutante's Handbook

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Books

Vera, or Faith
Our Country Friends
Lake Success
Little Failure
Super Sad True Love Story
Absurdistan
The Russian Debutante's Handbook

Media

World's Worst Editor feat. Gary Shteyngart, author of LAKE SUCCESS

THE GROUNDHOG'S REVENGE by Gary Shteyngart | 7 Sentence Stories

What I'm Reading: Gary Shteyngart (author of LAKE SUCCESS)

Be recruited by Ben Stiller and Gary Shteyngart! | Book Trailer for Lake Success

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