The Russian Debutante's Handbook
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Vladimir Girshkin, a likeable Russian immigrant, searches for love, a decent job, and a credible self-identity in Gary Shteyngart's debut novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook. With a doctor-father of questionable ethics and a manic, banker mother, Vladimir avoids his suburban parents and their desire that he pursue the almighty dollar as proof of success. Vladimir gets by as an immigration clerk, eking out a living in a cruddy New York City apartment while accumulating an array of quirky acquaintances, from a wealthy but disheveled old man (who claims his electric fan speaks to him) desperate for citizenship
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Manufacturer: Riverhead Trade
Release date: 29 April 2003
ISBN-10 : 1573229881 | ISBN-13: 9781573229883
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Release date: 29 April 2003
ISBN-10 : 1573229881 | ISBN-13: 9781573229883