As per our current Database, Gary Shteyngart is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Gary Shteyngart is 52 years, 3 months and 28 days old. Gary Shteyngart will celebrate 53rd birthday on a Saturday 5th of July 2025. Below we countdown to Gary Shteyngart upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Gary Shteyngart |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 52 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 5, 1972 (Russia) |
| Birthday | July 5 |
| Town/City | Russia |
| Nationality | Russia |
Gary Shteyngart ’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Gary Shteyngart was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
A Russian-born American Writer of satirical novels, he is best known for The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Super Sad True Love Story, and Absurdistan. He also published a 2014 memoir entitled Little Failure.
He attended both Oberlin College and Hunter College of the City University of New York.
He taught creative writing at Columbia University.
He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1979. Until he was fourteen years old, he spoke with a heavy Russian accent.
He and A.A. Milne both published stories in Granta.
