by Gary Shteyngart · POINTS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782757888599
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«Absurdistan» is the satirical novel by Gary Shteyngart, published by POINTS in paperback (432 pages, in French).
Misha Vainberg, son of a Russian tycoon, only wants to reunite with his girlfriend in the Bronx, but he can't get a US visa. In Absurdistan, a tiny oil nation, he finds a way out; when a civil war breaks out, he is appointed minister of multicultural affairs and fights to survive, for love, and for a normal life.
The novel was originally published in 2006; this French edition came out on January 7, 2021.
Recommended for readers of contemporary satire, with humor and a critical look at geopolitics.
Gary Shteyngart is a Soviet-born American writer. He is the author of six novels, and a memoir. Much of his work is satirical.
