Gary Shteyngart
Gary Shteyngart | |
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Gary Shteyngart at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books | |
| Born | Igor Semyonovich Shteyngart July 5, 1972 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Esther Won |
Gary Shteyngart (English: /ˈʃtaɪnɡɑːrt/ SHTYNE-gart; born Igor Semyonovich Shteyngart on July 5, 1972)' is a Soviet-born American writer. He is the author of five novels (including Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story) and a memoir. Much of his work is satirical.