Gary Shteyngart Biography

Compared with most young novelists his age who tend toward cutesy involution Shteyngart is a giant mounted on horseback. He ranges more widely sees more sweepingly and gets where he's going with far more aplomb. - The New York Times
Gary Shteyngart was born in Leningrad in 1972 and came to the United States seven years later. His debut novel The Russian Debutante's Handbook won the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction and the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. It was also named a New York Times Notable Book a best book of the year by The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly and one of the best debuts of the year by The Guardian. His novel Absurdistan was published in 2006 and was chosen as one of the ten best books of the year by New York Times Book Review and Time magazine as well as a book of the year by The Washington Post Chicago Tribune San Francisco Chronicle and many other publications. Recently Shteyngart was recognized as one of today's top fiction writers on The New Yorker's prestigious 20 Under 40 list. His latest book entitled Little Failure: A Memoir is a candid witty and deeply poignant memoir on his life so far.
His fiction and essays have appeared in The New Yorker Granta GQ Esquire The New York Times Magazine and many other publications. He is also a contributing editor to Travel & Leisure magazine. One of his travelogues is included in the Best American Travel Writing of 2006 anthology.

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