"With the enormous success of the critically acclaimed The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, Gary Shteyngart established himself as one of the most talented writers of his generation. Open Absurdistan and meet our hero, the outsize Misha Vainberg, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia, lover of large portions of food and drink, lover and inept performer of rap music, and lover of a South Bronx Latina whom he longs to rejoin in New York City, if only the American INS will grant him a visa. It won’t, because Misha’s late Beloved Papa whacked an Oklahoma businessman of some prominence; now Misha is paying the price of exile from his adopted American homeland. He’s stuck in Russia, dreaming of his beloved Rouenna and the Oz of NYC.
Misha’s quest in Absurdistan is a strange, oddly true-to-life look at how we live now from one of the most exciting and original new voices on the literary landscape.
What a gift Arte Johnson is to the audiobook world! And ABSURDISTAN is the perfect vehicle for his formidable vocal and acting talents. The tale itself is a miraculous, joyful, gloriously painted travelogue, focusing on the fictional country of Absurdistan--rife with political intrigue, corruption, and cultural overlaps--all in the name of the U.S. dollar. Johnson not only shines as the story's narrator but also as its many unforgettable characters--Slavic men, women, and children of every age and persuasion; Hispanic and African-American inner-city denizens; deranged and obsessed "Mountain Jews"; Texas oilmen; and his character's own mother and father, visited in fantasy and flashback. Johnson knows how to transmit the life of each persona to the microphone, making ABSURDISTAN a clinic for every voice actor or wannabe. D.J.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
About the Author
GARY SHTEYNGART was born in Leningrad in 1972 and came to the United States seven years later. His debut novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook, won the Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction and the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. It was also named a New York Times Notable Book, a best book of the year by The Washington Post and Entertainment Weekly, and one of the best debuts of the year by The Guardian, and has been translated into ten languages. His fiction and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, GQ, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, and many other publications. He lives in New York.
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