The Wodehouse Prize, which goes to humorous books of literary fiction, has been awarded to Gary Shteyngart for his novel Super Sad True Love Story. He isthe first American ever to win the prize. U!S!A! U!S!A!

Shteyngart, of course, was the headliner for Verse Chapter Verse, The Stranger‘s books-and-music series, last year.

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