The Russian Debutante's Handbook

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation film rights sold
gptkbp:author gptkb:Gary_Shteyngart
gptkbp:awards Nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award
gptkbp:character gptkb:Daria
gptkb:Alexei
gptkb:Mikhail
gptkb:Nikolai
gptkb:Pavel
gptkb:Sasha
gptkb:Elena
gptkb:Tatiana
gptkb:Irina
gptkb:Anastasia
gptkb:Masha
gptkb:Viktor
gptkb:Yelena
gptkb:Olga
gptkb:Alexandra
gptkb:Vera
gptkb:Nina
gptkb:Svetlana
gptkb:Igor
gptkb:Lena
gptkb:Victor
gptkb:Yuri
Natasha
Andrei
Dmitry
Oksana
Misha
Anya
Dmitri
Sergei
Leonid
Oleg
gptkbp:character_development Vladimir's growth
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_references Russian customs
New York society
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Absurdistan
gptkbp:genre gptkb:satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Russian Debutante's Handbook
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Jewish_community
American culture
Russian literature
post-Soviet society
gptkbp:inspiration Shteyngart's own experiences
gptkbp:isbn 978-1594480003
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character Vladimir Girshkin
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:368
gptkbp:plot romantic entanglements
social satire
search for belonging
Vladimir's journey
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:2005
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Riverhead_Books
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:Manhattan
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Queen
gptkbp:style satirical
humorous
gptkbp:themes gptkb:immigration
gptkb:identity
cultural clash
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gary_Shteyngart
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