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Russian Debutante's Handbook
Russian Debutante's Handbook | Gary Shteyngart
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The Russian Debutante's Handbook introduces Vladimir Girshkin, one of the most original and unlikely heroes of recent times. The twenty-five-year-old unhappy lover to a fat dungeon mistress, affectionately nicknamed "Little Failure" by his high-achieving mother, Vladimir toils his days away as a lowly clerk at the bureaucratic Emma Lazarus Immigrant Absorption Society. When a wealthy but psychotic old Russian war hero appears, Vladimir embarks on an adventure of unrelenting lunacy that takes us from New York's Lower East Side to the hip frontier wilderness of Prava--the Eastern European Paris of the nineties. With the help of a murderous but fun-loving Russian mafioso, Vladimir infiltrates the Prava expat community and launches a scheme as ridiculous as it is brilliant. Bursting with wit, humor, and rare insight, The Russian Debutante's Handbook is both a highly imaginative romp and a serious exploration of what it means to be an immigrant in America.
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HannaPolkadots
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Bailedbailed

I gave it 150 pages, which I think was generous of me, but it just did not give me anything, so I figured life's too short and moved on 😅

Cinfhen Good call a book should never feel like a chore, but that cover is awesome 🤩 4y
HannaPolkadots I know, right @Cinfhen ?! I had such high hopes 🙃 4y
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mrp27
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#augustisatrip #russia

I've had this title title on my tbr for yeeeaaarrrss....

vkois88 Sounds interesting! I hadn't heard of this one 6y
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meghankoneill
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Read this book and was surprised how much I enjoyed it, I was completely taken in by the characters and along for the ride. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️