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In America, the distance between wanting something and having it delivered to your living room is not terribly great.

In America, the distance between wanting something and having it delivered to your living room is not terribly great.

Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern

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Gary Shteyngart
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Approximate author period: c. 1972 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Gary Shteyngart: documented birth year 1972; activity date not established. Wikidata Q1334139, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1334139 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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