Gary Shteyngart

Gary Shteyngart
Gary Shteyngart at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
BornIgor Semyonovich Shteyngart
(1972-07-05) July 5, 1972
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (present-day Saint Petersburg, Russia)
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
SpouseEsther Won

Gary Shteyngart (English: /ˈʃtnɡɑːrt/ SHTYNE-gart; born Igor Semyonovich Shteyngart on July 5, 1972)' is a Soviet-born American writer. He is the author of five novels (including Absurdistan and Super Sad True Love Story) and a memoir. Much of his work is satirical.