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Gary Shteyngart To Give Krieger Memorial Lecture At Vassar College On 3/27

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published March 21, 2014 at 10:10 AM EDT

  After three acclaimed novels (The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Absurdistan: A Novel, and Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel), Gary Shteyngart turns to memoir with Little Failure, a candid, witty, deeply poignant account of his life so far.

Gary Shteyngart will present the annual Krieger Memorial Lecture on March 27 at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.
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