Gary Shteyngart

[Teasing the Korean]

Any readers of Gary Shteyngart here? I've read three of his books, I think all of them so far. Very funny, yet with very sobering underlying viewpoints. Recommended.

[Teasing the Korean]

No one?

[mjazzg]

Yes, someone. I thoroughly enjoyed "Super sad true love story" and on the evidence of that one I'll read others. i found him a very acute writer pinpointing some of society's pricklier questions but as you say with great humour. I read him as a very American writer, I'm not sure why just a tranatlantic distanced view I suppose.

[ejp626]

I read Absurdistan. It was fun. It was probably a little over-rated when it debuted. I kept thinking of The White Tiger, which was also a bit over-hyped for at least my reading pleasure.

For a slightly different take on East-West relations, I would recommend A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka.