Award Winning Books by
GARY SHTEYNGART

Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart 130 reviews (2006) (352p) (NYTimes) (TIME) (Amazon) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

"Absurdistan is not just a hilarious novel, but a record of a particular peak in the history of human folly. No one is more capable of dealing with the transition from the hell of socialism to the hell of capitalism in Eastern Europe than Shteyngart, the great-great grandson of one Nikolai Gogol and the funniest foreigner alive." –Aleksandar Hemon From the critically acclaim... more >>

The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart 97 reviews (2002) (496p) (ALA) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

This is the story of Vladimir Girshkin-part P.T. Barnum, part V.I. Lenin, the man who would conquer half of Europe (albeit the wrong half).... more >>

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Gary Shteyngart Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 1   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 1   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 0   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 0   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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