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George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker , Harper's , McSweeney's , and GQ .
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May 9, 2024 · George Saunders (born December 2, 1958, Amarillo, Texas, U.S.) is an American writer best known for his debut novel, Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Booker Prize. Saunders was born in Amarillo, Texas, and grew up in Chicago. He received a B.S. from the Colorado School of Mines in 1981 and an M.F.A. from Syracuse University in 1988.
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Image Credit. Birthday: December 2, 1958 ( Sagittarius) Born In: Amarillo, Texas, United States. Novelists #291. Short Story Writers #86. Writers #992. Quick Facts. Age: 65 Years, 65 Year Old Males. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Paula Redick (m. 1987) children: Alena Saunders, Caitlin Saunders. Born Country: United States. Novelists Short Story Writers.
George Saunders is the author of nine books, including the novel Lincoln in the Bardo, which won the Man Booker Prize, and the story collections Pastoralia and Tenth of December, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has received fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Guggenheim ...
George Saunders has published more than two dozen short stories in The New Yorker since his work first appeared in the magazine, in 1992. Much of his fiction takes place in a world parallel to the ...
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Jan 2, 2021 · Sat 2 Jan 2021 13.00 EST. G eorge Saunders was born in Texas in 1958 and raised in Illinois. Before his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, won the 2017 Booker prize, he was best known as a...
Lincoln in the Bardo. By. George Saunders. Published by. Bloomsbury. The winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize. Narrated by a chorus of voices, George Saunders’ startlingly original novel is a thrilling exploration of death, grief and the possibilities of life.
