Gary Shteyngart est un écrivain américain dont les œuvres satiriques se déroulent souvent dans des cadres fictifs élaborés mais familiers. Son humour explore les complexités de l'identité et du statut social, examinant les chocs culturels et les ambitions personnelles. À travers des personnages brillamment dessinés et un langage vif, il donne vie à ses récits avec un œil observateur aiguisé. Son écriture est reconnue pour son mélange unique d'esprit doux-amer et sa profonde compréhension de la condition humaine.
Il était une fois un homme ordinaire qui lisait des livres à une époque où la littérature était devenue un art préhistorique. Lenny Abramov, c’était son nom, commit la folie de tomber sous le charme d’Eunice Park, une jolie fille bien de son temps. Entre deux e-mails, ils tentèrent de s’aimer pour oublier que l’Amérique flirtait avec l’effondrement économique. Et ils vécurent malheureux...
A candid and poignant story of a Soviet family's trials and tribulations, and of their escape in 1979 to the consumerist promised land of the USA.
With a blend of humor and heartfelt reflection, the memoir captures the experiences of newly landed immigrants alongside themes of unrequited love and the absurdities of both American and Soviet life. Shteyngart showcases his signature wit and playful language while presenting a relatable, flawed protagonist in himself. This work stands out as his most mature and emotionally resonant, inviting readers into a journey filled with laughter and vulnerability.
Barry Cohen, master of the universe, has just had a very public meltdown involving a dinner party, an insider trading investigation and a $30,000 bottle of Japanese whisky. So he flees New York City, leaving behind his beautiful young wife and son, but remembering to bring his six favourite designer watches. Zig-zagging south through Trump's America on a Greyhound Bus pilgrimmage he is singularly unprepared for, Barry heads to Texas - to find his old college girlfriend and, with her, a second chance at life... Lake Success marries the trademark Shteyngart wit with a deep emotional resonance, capturing the vivid eccentricity and contradictions of America right now, while speaking to the universal human experience of love, belonging, and the pursuit of happiness.
Russian immigrant Vladimir Girshkin finds himself returning to the Russian city of Prave where he becomes involved in a pyramid scheme to defraud his friends in the American ex-pat community
