My first book really did change my life. It allowed me to fully express myself. There was a sense that I was worth something as an artist.
Gary ShteyngartIf you read only one memoir by a disaffected, urban, 20-something Jewish girl this year, make it this one. Shukert rocks the lulav.
Gary ShteyngartI write five, six days a week. The thing is capturing the voice. I feel like I've been perfecting one voice - in different iterations, sure, but the Russian-ness has always been the undercurrent.
Gary Shteyngart