The Resource Absurdistan, Gary Shteyngart
Absurdistan, Gary Shteyngart
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- Summary
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- Hoping to get out of Russia and return to his adopted home in the U.S., Misha Vainberg, the obese son of a wealthy Russian, makes his way to Absurdsvani, a small unstable country on the brink of civil war
- "From 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 country Meet 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. 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. visa are lost. Salvation lies in the tiny, oil-rich nation of Absurdistan, where a crooked consular officer will sell Misha a Belgian passport. 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. With the enormous success of The Russian Debutant'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. In Absurdistan, he delivers an even funnier and wiser literary performance. Misha Vainberg is a hero for the new century, a glimmer of humanity in a world of dashed hopes."--Publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812971675
- Label
- Absurdistan
- Title
- Absurdistan
- Statement of responsibility
- Gary Shteyngart
- Subject
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- trueJewish families
- trueMen -- Russia
- Middle East
- Middle East -- Fiction
- trueMiddle West
- trueOil industry and trade
- trueOverweight men
- trueRich men
- trueRussia
- Russians
- Russians -- Middle East -- Fiction
- trueRussians in the United States
- trueYoung men
- trueCivil war
- trueCollege choice
- trueDeveloping countries -- Politics and government
- trueEthnic identity
- trueFamilies
- Fiction
- Humorous fiction
- Humorous fiction
- Humorous fiction
- trueHumorous stories
- trueJewish men
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- Hoping to get out of Russia and return to his adopted home in the U.S., Misha Vainberg, the obese son of a wealthy Russian, makes his way to Absurdsvani, a small unstable country on the brink of civil war
- "From 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 country Meet 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. 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. visa are lost. Salvation lies in the tiny, oil-rich nation of Absurdistan, where a crooked consular officer will sell Misha a Belgian passport. 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. With the enormous success of The Russian Debutant'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. In Absurdistan, he delivers an even funnier and wiser literary performance. Misha Vainberg is a hero for the new century, a glimmer of humanity in a world of dashed hopes."--Publisher's website
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2006
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- 142328
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Shteyngart, Gary
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3619.H79
- LC item number
- A63 2006
- Literary form
- fiction
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- True
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- Middle East
- Russians
- Russians
- Middle East
- Label
- Absurdistan, Gary Shteyngart
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm61821954
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812971675
- Lccn
- 2005054308
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 9781400061969
- System control number
- (OCoLC)61821954
- Label
- Absurdistan, Gary Shteyngart
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm61821954
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812971675
- Lccn
- 2005054308
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9781400061969
- System control number
- (OCoLC)61821954
Subject
- trueJewish families
- trueMen -- Russia
- Middle East
- Middle East -- Fiction
- trueMiddle West
- trueOil industry and trade
- trueOverweight men
- trueRich men
- trueRussia
- Russians
- Russians -- Middle East -- Fiction
- trueRussians in the United States
- trueYoung men
- trueCivil war
- trueCollege choice
- trueDeveloping countries -- Politics and government
- trueEthnic identity
- trueFamilies
- Fiction
- Humorous fiction
- Humorous fiction
- Humorous fiction
- trueHumorous stories
- trueJewish men
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