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Russian Debutante's Handbook : A Novel by Gary Shteyngart (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-101573229881
ISBN-139781573229883
eBay Product ID (ePID)2356342
Product Key Features
Book TitleRussian Debutante's Handbook : a Novel
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicCultural Heritage, Coming of Age, Literary, Humorous / General
GenreFiction
AuthorGary Shteyngart
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight14 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-047676
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Rowdy, ribald, funny...this superb debut [is] the real thing."— Esquire "As attuned to the exhilarating possibilities of the language as Martin Amis, as deadpan and funny as the young Evelyn Waugh."—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "In Vladimir Girshkin, the wisecracking, lovelorn, desperately self-reinventing protagonist, Shteyngart has given us a literary symbol for this new immigrant age, much as Saul Bellow or Henry Roth did in theirs..."—Chris Lehmann, The Washington Post "A brilliant, funny debut describing the vicissitudes of immigration today, as experienced by the hero, a young Russian-American."— Harper''s Bazaar "The rampaging narrative is festooned on every page with glittering one-liners, improbably apt similes, and other miniature pleasures."— Elle "If Henry Miller were Russian, this is a book he might have written."— Time Out New York "[Gary Shteyngart''s] sense of the exploded past and volatile present suffuses this gifted first novel..." — O. Magazine, "Rowdy, ribald, funny...this superb debut [is] the real thing."-- Esquire "As attuned to the exhilarating possibilities of the language as Martin Amis, as deadpan and funny as the young Evelyn Waugh."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "In Vladimir Girshkin, the wisecracking, lovelorn, desperately self-reinventing protagonist, Shteyngart has given us a literary symbol for this new immigrant age, much as Saul Bellow or Henry Roth did in theirs..."--Chris Lehmann, The Washington Post "A brilliant, funny debut describing the vicissitudes of immigration today, as experienced by the hero, a young Russian-American."-- Harper's Bazaar "The rampaging narrative is festooned on every page with glittering one-liners, improbably apt similes, and other miniature pleasures."-- Elle "If Henry Miller were Russian, this is a book he might have written."-- Time Out New York "[Gary Shteyngart's] sense of the exploded past and volatile present suffuses this gifted first novel..." -- O. Magazine, "Rowdy, ribald, funny...this superb debut [is] the real thing."- Esquire "As attuned to the exhilarating possibilities of the language as Martin Amis, as deadpan and funny as the young Evelyn Waugh."-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "In Vladimir Girshkin, the wisecracking, lovelorn, desperately self-reinventing protagonist, Shteyngart has given us a literary symbol for this new immigrant age, much as Saul Bellow or Henry Roth did in theirs..."-Chris Lehmann, The Washington Post "A brilliant, funny debut describing the vicissitudes of immigration today, as experienced by the hero, a young Russian-American."- Harper's Bazaar "The rampaging narrative is festooned on every page with glittering one-liners, improbably apt similes, and other miniature pleasures."- Elle "If Henry Miller were Russian, this is a book he might have written."- Time Out New York "[Gary Shteyngart's] sense of the exploded past and volatile present suffuses this gifted first novel..." - O. Magazine, Brilliant. (Harper's Bazaar) A satisfying skewering all-round. (Time) A wholly original delight. (Entertainment Weekly) Uproarious and highly entertaining...(The New York Times) Energetic, sparkling...impressive. (Los Angeles Times) Mr. Shteyngart has introduced himself as one of the most talented and entertaining writers of his generation. (New York Observer) Rowdy, ribald, funny...This superb debut [is] the real thing. (Esquire) Not to be missed. (Wall Street Journal)
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisNAMED ONE OF THE ATLANTIC 'S GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS OF THE PAST 100 YEARS A visionary novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Little Failure . The Russian Debutante's Handbook introduces Vladimir Girshkin, one of the most original and unlikely heroes of recent times. The twenty-five-year-old unhappy lover to a fat dungeon mistress, affectionately nicknamed "Little Failure" by his high-achieving mother, Vladimir toils his days away as a lowly clerk at the bureaucratic Emma Lazarus Immigrant Absorption Society. When a wealthy but psychotic old Russian war hero appears, Vladimir embarks on an adventure of unrelenting lunacy that takes us from New York's Lower East Side to the hip frontier wilderness of Prava--the Eastern European Paris of the nineties. With the help of a murderous but fun-loving Russian mafioso, Vladimir infiltrates the Prava expat community and launches a scheme as ridiculous as it is brilliant. Bursting with wit, humor, and rare insight, The Russian Debutante's Handbook is both a highly imaginative romp and a serious exploration of what it means to be an immigrant in America., A visionary novel from the author of Super Sad True Love Story and Little Failure. The Russian Debutante's Handbook introduces Vladimir Girshkin, one of the most original and unlikely heroes of recent times. The twenty-five-year-old unhappy lover to a fat dungeon mistress, affectionately nicknamed "Little Failure" by his high-achieving mother, Vladimir toils his days away as a lowly clerk at the bureaucratic Emma Lazarus Immigrant Absorption Society. When a wealthy but psychotic old Russian war hero appears, Vladimir embarks on an adventure of unrelenting lunacy that takes us from New York's Lower East Side to the hip frontier wilderness of Prava--the Eastern European Paris of the nineties. With the help of a murderous but fun-loving Russian mafioso, Vladimir infiltrates the Prava expat community and launches a scheme as ridiculous as it is brilliant. Bursting with wit, humor, and rare insight, The Russian Debutante's Handbook is both a highly imaginative romp and a serious exploration of what it means to be an immigrant in America.
LC Classification NumberPS3619.H79 R87 2002
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