ABSURDISTAN. A Novel

New York: Random House, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Author's second book. The uproarious and poignant story of one very fat man and one very small country. You will meet Misha Vainberg, son of the 1,238th richest man in Russia, lover of large portions of food and drink, lover and inept performer of rap music, and lover of a South Bronx Latina whom he longs to rejoin in New York City, if only the American INS will grant him a visa. But it won't because Misha's late Beloved Papa whacked an Oklahoma businessman of some (truncated) prominence. Misha is paying the price of exile from his adopted American homeland. He's stuck in Russia, dreaming of his beloved Rouenna and the Oz of NYC. (Inventory #: 12589)