Gary Shteyngart is a fan of George Orwell, but his new Super Sad True Love Story, a dystopian novel inspired by l984, isn't all that Orwellian a book. Why? Because, for all Orwell's greatness, Shteyngart is a much more amusing writer. But the book does have a couple of surreal and ominously Orwellian moments. The mostContinue reading “The most Orwellian twist in today’s most Orwellian novel”
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“War and Peace” in one sentence
I looked up War and Peace and it's about this guy Pierre who fights in France, and all this terrible stuff happens to him, but in the end because of his charm he gets to be with this girl he really loves, and who really loves him even though she cheated on him. Gary ShtenygartContinue reading ““War and Peace” in one sentence”
The truth about Super Sad True Love Story
Super Sad True Love Story is a brilliant new satirical novel, set in the near future, built on what writer Gary Shteyngart realized was the crucial difference between the great futurist novels Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, and l984, by George Orwell (of course). As Shteyngart points out in this typically great interview withContinue reading “The truth about Super Sad True Love Story”
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