Here it is, from tonight's MSNBC Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
An interview with Russian-born best-selling novelist Gary Shteyngart

What watching five straight days of Russian TV reveals about Putin’s Russia

Soviet-born author Gary Shteyngart joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Shteyngart article for The Atlantic titled, “I Watched Russian Television for Five Days Straight,” and why Donald Trump’s indictments worry the Kremlin.

A favorite author/mensch since seeing an interview with him about his new (soon to be bestseller) novel, Super Sad True Love Story.
It's a clever, Orwellian dystopia but now involving identity scanners ("f-ability" ratings) and all sorts of futuristic AI-ish things.

I read the book and have since greatly appreciated his "context and perspective" as a child emigrant to the US from Russia, with a keen eye for both human foible and political/social/media systems. And of course, he speaks & breathes Russia (and fine food/drink).

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