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I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel

So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it.

I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel

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So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it.

The 2010 novel "Super Sad True Love Story" foreshadowed our current world.

The 2010 novel "Super Sad True Love Story" foreshadowed our current world. So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it.

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So I asked its author, Gary Shteyngart, how he sees the world today and how we might find pleasure in it. The 2010 novel "Super Sad True Love Story" foreshadowed our current world.

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The 2010 novel "Super Sad True Love Story" foreshadowed our current world.

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