Comic Hero’s Russian Roulette: A Spinning Moral Compass
The Russian Debutante’s Handbook , by Gary Shteyngart. Riverhead Books, 464 pages, $24.95.
Introducing Vladimir Girshkin, 25 years old, a Jewish immigrant born in Communist Russia, educated at a pricey Midwestern liberal-arts college, and by 1993 ensconcedinanEast Villagerailroadflat. He’s beset by girl trouble, cash trouble, and dubbed “Failurchka” (Little Failure) by his mother, a Read More
