A novel of love sadness wasted youth and literary and intellectualambitionaaa wincingly funny debuta Vogue Keith Gessen is a Brave andtrenchant new literary voi... » 

A novel of love sadness wasted youth and literary and intellectualambitionaaa wincingly funny debuta Vogue Keith Gessen is a Brave andtrenchant new literary voice. Known as an awardwinning translator of Russianand a book reviewer for publications including The New Yorker and The NewYork Times Gessen makes his debut with this critically acclaimed novel acharming yet scathing portrait of young adulthood at the opening of the twentyfirst century. The novel charts the lives of Sam Mark and Keith as theyoverthink their college years underthink their love lives and struggle tofind a semblance of maturity responsibility and even literary fame. «