by Gary Shteyngart · tapa dura · ISBN 9781400061969
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«Absurdistan» is the satirical novel by Gary Shteyngart, published by Random House in hardcover (352 pages, in English).
Misha Vainberg, alias Snack Daddy and son of the 1,238th richest man in Russia, wants to return to his girlfriend in the South Bronx. After losing his US visa due to his father's crime, he travels to Absurdistan, a small oil-rich country, to buy a passport. There he is caught up in a civil war and made Minister of Multicultural Affairs.
First edition published on May 2, 2006. Work by the author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook. ISBN 9781400061969.
For readers of satire, humor and contemporary literary fiction; also works well in book clubs.
Gary Shteyngart is a Soviet-born American writer. He is the author of six novels, and a memoir. Much of his work is satirical.
