5/10/2023 0 Comments Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart![]() She's visiting Misha in Russia because Misha's "Beloved Papa" murdered an Oklahoma businessman called Roger Daltrey ("Who?" Misha asks when he first hears the name). Misha spent nine years in the US, attending Accidental College before moving to Manhattan and falling in love with his "giant multicultural swallow" of a girlfriend Rouenna, who's black but also "half Puerto Rican. Misha lives in St Petersburg and is the son of the "1,238th richest man in Russia", which nevertheless gives him an almost unlimited bank account. You will feel fondled by the time you finish but you'll also feel well-fed. Most satires exist in the brain and the gall. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a satire, an irrepressible, fiery and hilarious one, but it's also surprisingly sensuous. "I am Misha Borisovich Vainberg," says the narrator of Gary Shteyngart's brilliant, scathing new novel, "a grossly overweight man with small, deeply set blue eyes, a pretty Jewish beak that brings to mind the most distinguished breed of parrot, and lips so delicate you would want to wipe them with the naked back of your hand." It's the word "naked" that's the key. ![]()
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