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The Russian Debutante's Handbook : A Novel by Shteyngart, Gary is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Amazon.com Review 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 to Challa, a portly S/M queen. As a love interest, Challa is replaced by Francesca, a graduate student whose friends welcome Vladimir for the status he brings their bohemian clique, and whose parents encourage them to shack up (she lives at home) as visible proof she can maintain a steady relationship. The Russian Debutante's Handbook is a quirky amalgam of dead-on American absurdities, albeit with somewhat stereotypical characters. While Vladimir flounders with how to improve his state, he becomes an expatriate in a trendy European city, becomes somewh

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Author
Shteyngart, Gary
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9780747568193
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humor
Rating
3.52 / 5 (5,594 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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