by Gary Shteyngart · Random House Publishing Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780812982497
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«Little Failure: A Memoir» is the memoir of writer Gary Shteyngart, published by Random House Publishing Group in paperback (384 pages, in English).
Shteyngart recounts his childhood in the Soviet Union and his arrival in the United States in 1979, where he grows up divided between his parents' Soviet home and his American aspirations. The narrative, marked by humor and honesty, covers school failure, first love, and a reunion with a homeland that is no longer his, until he finds his place in the world through writing. The title refers to the affectionate nickname his mother gave him in Russian, «failurchka».
Memoir finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award in 2014 in the Memoir & Autobiography category. Includes mentions of the novel «Super Sad True Love Story» on the cover.
Recommended for readers of literary memoirs and narrative nonfiction with a humorous sensibility, particularly those interested in the Russian-American immigrant experience.
Gary Shteyngart is a Soviet-born American writer. He is the author of six novels, and a memoir. Much of his work is satirical.
