Misha is unable to leave the country due to his father's connections to crime. The story follows the misadventures of Misha Vainberg, the overweight and hedonistic son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, who is stranded in Absurdsvanï after the murder of an American diplomat. It is a satirical and absurdist take on the post-Soviet world and the immigration experience, set in an unnamed former Soviet republic called "Absurdsvanï." " Absurdistan", a novel by Russian-American author Gary Shteyngart, was published in 2006. Written by Paul Budding and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Misha Vainberg is a hero for the new century, a glimmer of humanity in a world of dashed hopes.From the Hardcover edition.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. In Absurdistan, he delivers an even funnier and wiser literary performance.
With the enormous success of The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Gary Shteyngart established himself as a central figure in today's literary world-"one of the most talented and entertaining writers of his generation," according to The New York Observer.
But after a civil war breaks out between two competing ethnic groups and a local warlord installs hapless Misha as minister of multicultural affairs, our hero soon finds himself covered in oil, fighting for his life, falling in love, and trying to figure out if a normal life is still possible in the twenty-first century. visa are lost.Salvation lies in the tiny, oil-rich nation of Absurdistan, where a crooked consular officer will sell Misha a Belgian passport. Poor Misha just wants to live in the South Bronx with his hot Latina girlfriend, but after his gangster father murders an Oklahoma businessman in Russia, all hopes of a U.S. No one is more capable of dealing with the transition from the hell of socialism to the hell of capitalism in Eastern Europe than Shteyngart, the great-great grandson of one Nikolai Gogol and the funniest foreigner alive."-Aleksandar HemonFrom the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook comes the uproarious and poignant story of one very fat man and one very small countryMeet Misha Vainberg, aka Snack Daddy, a 325-pound disaster of a human being, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia, proud holder of a degree in multicultural studies from Accidental College, USA (don't even ask), and patriot of no country save the great City of New York. "Absurdistan is not just a hilarious novel, but a record of a particular peak in the history of human folly.
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