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Absurdistan is a
2006 novel by
Gary Shteyngart. It chronicles the adventures of Misha Vainberg, the 325-pound son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia, as he struggles to return to his true love in the
South Bronx.
Plot
After Misha's father kills a prominent businessman from
Oklahoma, the
INS bars the entire Vainberg family entry to the
United States, trapping Misha in his native
St. Petersburg, which he nostalgically refers to as "St. Leninsburg." Misha, a.k.a. "Snack Daddy" from his days at Accidental College, somewhere in the
Midwestern U.S. (an obvious reference to
Oberlin College, which Shteyngart attended), is desperate to return to his true love, Rouenna, whom he met while she was working at a "titty bar" and who now attends
Hunter College, at Misha's expense.
After his father is killed by a fellow
oligarch, however, Misha is given the opportunity to buy a Belgian passport from a corrupt diplomat in the ex-Soviet republic Absurdsvanϊ, also known as Absurdistan, whose reputation for oil riches has earned it the title "
Norway of the
Caspian." Divided between two major ethnic groups, the Sevo and Svanϊ, whose mutual hatred stems from a dispute over which way the "footrest" of the
Orthodox cross should be tilted, Absurdistan soon finds itself ensconced in civil war and Misha is forced to take sides on behalf of a new love.
Appointed "Minister of
Multiculturalism," he's asked to petition
Israel for funds, but he soon finds he's being played by the Sevo leader, who has, in fact, been in league with the Svanϊ leader all along.
Reviews
Absurdistan debuted to mainly favorable reviews, including a glowing review by
Walter Kirn on the cover of the
New York Times Book Review. The same paper's Sunday Book Review listed it as one of the 10 best books of 2006.
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