{"product_id":"the-russian-debutantes-handbook-9781573229883","title":"The Russian Debutante's Handbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eA visionary novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eSuper Sad True Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Little Failure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Russian Debutante's Handbook \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces Vladimir Girshkin, one of the most original and unlikely heroes of recent times. The twenty-five-year-old unhappy lover to a fat dungeon mistress, affectionately nicknamed \"Little Failure\" by his high-achieving mother, Vladimir toils his days away as a lowly clerk at the bureaucratic Emma Lazarus Immigrant Absorption Society. When a wealthy but psychotic old Russian war hero appears, Vladimir embarks on an adventure of unrelenting lunacy that takes us from New York's Lower East Side to the hip frontier wilderness of Prava--the Eastern European Paris of the nineties. With the help of a murderous but fun-loving Russian mafioso, Vladimir infiltrates the Prava expat community and launches a scheme as ridiculous as it is brilliant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBursting with wit, humor, and rare insight, \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Debutante's Handbook \u003c\/i\u003eis both a highly imaginative romp and a serious exploration of what it means to be an immigrant in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781573229883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.10w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/11\/2003 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gary Shteyngart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040277135541,"sku":"9781573229883","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fc0441f2-48c9-4092-ac85-4b0eabb4c6ba.jpg?v=1689088483","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-russian-debutantes-handbook-9781573229883","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}