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Little Failure: A Memoir

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Immigrant misfit's humorous, poignant search for belonging.

If you've ever felt caught between worlds, Gary Shteyngart's "Little Failure" might resonate deeply with you. It's a captivating ride through the complexities of immigration, self-discovery, and the perpetual quest for love and acceptance. Shteyngart's blend of wit and vulnerability turns his personal narrative into a universal tale that's as laugh-out-loud funny as it is touching.

  • Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2014)
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Little Failure: A Memoir

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ISBN: 9780812982497
Authors: Gary Shteyngart
Date of Publication: 2014-10-07
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.66
(rated by 7631 readers)

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After three acclaimed novels, Gary Shteyngart turns to memoir in a candid, witty, deeply poignant account of his life so far. Shteyngart shares his American immigrant experience, moving back and forth through time and memory with self-deprecating humor, moving insights, and literary bravado. The result is a resonant story of family and belonging that feels epic and intimate and distinctly his own. Born Igor Shteyngart in Leningrad during the twilight of the Soviet Union, the curious, diminutive, asthmatic boy grew up with a persistent sense of yearning--for food, for acceptance, for words--desires that would follow him into adulthood. At five, Igor wrote his first novel, "Lenin and His Magical Goose," and his grandmother paid him a slice of cheese for every page. In the late 1970s, world events changed Igor's life. Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev made a deal: exchange grain for the safe passage of Soviet Jews to America--a country Igor viewed as the enemy. Along the way, Igor became Gary so that he would suffer one or two fewer beatings from other kids. Coming to the United States from the Soviet Union was equivalent to stumbling off a monochromatic cliff and landing in a pool of pure Technicolor. Shteyngart's loving but mismatched parents dreamed that he would become a lawyer or at
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Immigrant misfit's humorous, poignant search for belonging.

If you've ever felt caught between worlds, Gary Shteyngart's "Little Failure" might resonate deeply with you. It's a captivating ride through the complexities of immigration, self-discovery, and the perpetual quest for love and acceptance. Shteyngart's blend of wit and vulnerability turns his personal narrative into a universal tale that's as laugh-out-loud funny as it is touching.

  • Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.