Gary Shteyngart (author of The Russian Debutante's Handbook) May 13, 2006

Gary Shteyngart's first novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook, won the Stephen Crave Award for First Fiction and the National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. His fiction and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Granta, GQ, The New York Times Magazine, and many other publications. Absurdistan, released May 2, is an uproarious and poignant story of a literally larger-than-life character and his bizarre adventures.