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Imagine you are born a Jew in Soviet Russia. Then imagine that you emigrate to "the enemy" in the mass exodus of Soviet Jews in the late 1970's. Imagine you are thrust into an American school and speak no English. Imagine your parents pinning all their hopes and fears on you. And then imagine that your last name is Shteyngart & figure out how that can be mangled every day of your life. Is it any wonder that the author of this alternatively hilarious and touching memoir is neurotic?
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Little failure, by Gary Shteyngart
Shteyngart's memoir regales readers with his family's Russian immigration experience, arriving in New York during the late 70's. Told with self-deprecating humor and wit, Shteyngart memoir is a family saga of that encapsulates his unique and often painful Russian Jewish experience.
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Shteyngart's memoir regales readers with his family's Russian immigration experience, arriving in New York during the late 70's. Told with self-deprecating humor and wit, Shteyngart memoir is a family saga of that encapsulates his unique and often painful Russian Jewish experience.
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