Gary Shteyngart

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Semyonovich and the family name is Shteyngart.
Gary Shteyngart
Gary Shteyngart at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, 2008
Born
Igor Semyonovich Shteyngart

(1972-07-05) July 5, 1972
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia)
OccupationNovelist
Alma materOberlin College
SpouseEsther Won
Children1

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 six novels (including The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Absurdistan, Super Sad True Love Story, Vera, or Faith), and a memoir. Much of his work is satirical.

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