Russian Debutante's Handbook
by Gary Shteyngart
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Author: Gary ShteyngartEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-29
ISBN: 1573229881
Number of pages: 476
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
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Book Review: A 21st Century Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
I think a lot of reviewers have talked about the antecedents for Shteyngart, ranging from Nabokov to Bellows, Roth and Amis. But I think Shteyngart is a 21st Century writer in the real sense. When you read parts of his book you think you're dipping into a Gogol story like The Nose, especially the surreal parts like the story of Stalin's Foot, then when you get to the social commentary on America you're reading Amis's Money. Finally, you find all the influences have come together to form a completely unexpected product which can only be 21st Century in origin. A recent article in the NY Observer about Shteyngart and his contemporaries talk about the "Eminem flavor" in their work. I think Shteyngart does sample a lot of beats the way a rapper would, but the literary product is deeper than anything I've read, seen or heard in a while. It's a fascinating book.
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