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Super Sad True Love Story

Gary Shteyngart’s Super Funny Scary Future

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In “Super Sad True Love Story,” Gary Shteyngart imagines a dystopian world that’s frighteningly familiar.

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The world according to Gary Shteyngart in four languages

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Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Financial Story

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Super Sad True Love Story

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Gary Shteyngart on his ‘Super Sad True Love Story’

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Gary Shteyngart & Amanda Palmer

Kurt Andersen talks to Gary Shteyngart about his new novel Super Sad True Love Story. It’s a dystopian, social media-plagued epic that reads like a hilarious 1984. An 11-year-old from Rhode Island becomes an international pop star by continuing the musical traditions of his Cape Verdean heritage. And Amanda Palmer of the band Dresden Dolls […]

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