`` 'Little Failure ' ... is a much more straightforwardly soulful account than many of his readers might expect. , '' wrote Lisa Zeidner in the Washington Post . Gary Shteyngart 's new book is a memoir , `` Absurdistan Publishers Clearing House 's family moved from Leningrad when he was three years . Author struggled to fit in , both at home and in school . Shteyngart 's books include `` Little Failure '' , '' `` Super Sad True Love Story ''
Gary Shteyngart 's new book is a memoir , `` Absurdistan Publishers Clearing House 's family moved from Leningrad when he was three years . Author struggled to fit in , both at home and in school . Shteyngart 's books include `` Little Failure '' , '' `` Super Sad True Love Story ''