Description
An obese Russian hip-hop aficionado strives for love and a US visa in this exuberantly funny and tender book from one of America's most brilliant comic novelists.
About the Author
Gary Shteyngart was born in Leningrad in 1972 and moved to the United States with his family 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. It was also named a New York Times Notable Book, a best book of the year by the Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly, and one of the best debuts of the year by the Guardian. His fiction and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, Esquire and the New York Times Magazine.
Reviews
'A satire that strikes out in all directions... astonishingly funny and exquisitelywritten' Tibor Fischer, Sunday Telegraph
Book Information
ISBN 9781847080066
Author Gary Shteyngart
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Granta Books
Publisher Granta Books
Weight(grams) 265g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm