Archive - Gary’s Journey Through Hell

More Photos From My Atlantic Article on Cruising the World's Biggest Ship

The Meatball Abides

Apr 23 •

Gary Shteyngart

March 2024

Halfway Through The Pete Wells NYC Restaurant 100

The best tacos in New York? Plus: I eat an actual salad.

Mar 15 •

Gary Shteyngart

The artist will see you now.

Mar 1 •

Gary Shteyngart

December 2023

Some mild triumphs, awful tragedies, plus travel, travel, travel, food, food, food

Dec 27, 2023 •

Gary Shteyngart

How I Write: Celebrating the Start of the Second (and Hopefully Final) Draft

Almost Done With This Sucker

Dec 10, 2023 •

Gary Shteyngart

November 2023

On Finishing the First Draft of a Novel

The Work Never Ends

Nov 21, 2023 •

Gary Shteyngart

October 2023

I Love Germany So Much

I just went on a long trip to Germany, where I lived for a while at some point in the aughts, though I can’t remember when exactly. The scene in Berlin…

Oct 4, 2023

September 2023

Damn, I Ate Real Good This Summer

Some Final Culinary Notes

Sep 21, 2023 •

Gary Shteyngart

August 2023

Trying to Bring to Life the Worst of the Worst

Aug 28, 2023 •

Gary Shteyngart

Why I Love Tokyo

Guest Starring the World's Biggest Rodent

Aug 15, 2023 •

Gary Shteyngart

July 2023

Gary's Poolside Summer Reading Club

Go, Literature!

Jul 24, 2023 •

Gary Shteyngart

WTF is happening in Russia?

Bear with me, while I explain.

Jul 12, 2023 •

Gary Shteyngart

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