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I have a great memory. And actually, I remember Russia in some ways better than I remember Queens.

Gary Shteyngart

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Gary Shteyngart
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 5
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
St. Petersburg
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Queens
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Russia
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