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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A poignant and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter, by the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends A BEST BOOK OF THE...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Time, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Kirkus Reviews Finalist for the Bollinger Everyman...

Gary Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, creates a compelling reality in this tale about an illiterate America in the not-too-distant future. Lenny Abramov may just be penning the world’s last diary. Which is good, because while falling in love with a rather unpleasant woman and witnessing the fall of a great empire, Lenny has a lot to write about.

After three acclaimed novels - The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Absurdistan, and Super Sad True Love Story - Gary Shteyngart turns to memoir in a candid, witty, deeply poignant account of his life so far.

Shteyngart shares his American immigrant experience, moving back and forth through time and memory with self-deprecating humor, moving insights, and literary bravado. The result is a resonant story of family and belonging that feels epic and intimate and distinctly his own. Provocative, hilarious, and inventive, Little Failure reveals a deeper vein of emotion in Gary Shteyngart' s prose.

Named as one of the New York Times Year’s Ten Best upon its publication, Gary Shteyngart’s Absurdistan is a biting, poignant satire of American-style democracy and the American Dream. After returning to Russia to attend his father’s funeral, 30-year-old Misha is subsequently denied a visa when he attempts to re-enter the United States.

“Spectacular.”—NPR “Uproariously funny.”—The Boston Globe “An artistic triumph.”—San Francisco Chronicle “A novel in which comedy and pathos are exquisitely balanced.”—The Washington Post “Shteyngart’s best book.”—The Seattle Times The...

Best-selling author Gary Shteyngart’s exquisite fiction is met with a level of critical acclaim reserved for the very best in the field. In this startlingly provocative work, Russian immigrant Vladimir Girshkin searches for love and self-identity while interacting with a quirky set of acquaintances.

Der Wall-Street-Millionär Barry Cohen führt ein perfektes Leben. Doch als er erfährt, dass sein Sohn autistisch ist und dann auch noch eine Untersuchung der Börsenaufsicht gegen ihn eingeleitet wird, packt er seine geliebte Uhrensammlung in einen Rollkoffer und macht sich auf den Weg. Sein irrwitziger Plan: nach zwanzig Jahren seine College-Liebe Layla wiederzutreffen – in der Hoffnung, mit ihr das einfachere, ehrlichere Leben von damals fortzuführen.

The author of Super Sad True Love Story presents his new memoir, a seriously hilarious exploration of his life so far.

Der Wall-Street-Millionär Barry Cohen führt ein perfektes Leben. Doch als er erfährt, dass sein Sohn autistisch ist und dann auch noch eine Untersuchung der Börsenaufsicht gegen ihn eingeleitet wird, packt er seine geliebte Uhrensammlung in einen Rollkoffer und macht sich auf den Weg. Sein irrwitziger Plan: nach zwanzig Jahren seine College-Liebe Layla wiederzutreffen - in der Hoffnung, mit ihr das einfachere, ehrlichere Leben von damals fortzuführen.