Last updated: 15 september, 2010 - 12:38 GMT
Gary Shteyngart
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Super Sad True Love Story is a tale of Lenny Abramov, the only book loving 'real human being' left in an America that is over-sexualised and under-empathised, and where books are dismissed in favour of digital absorption.
When he falls for the young and beautiful but damaged Eunice Park, he must convince her that despite not being a HNWI (high new worth individual) he still has something to offer her. American author Gary Shteyngart explains how this dystopian vision of the future is not so far from reality.
First broadcast September 8th 2010
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