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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.
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.
Named by The New Yorker in 1999 as one of the best American writers under the age of forty, Saunders has published nine books, including the short-story collections “ CivilWarLand in Bad...
May 9, 2024 · George Saunders 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.
Oct 13, 2022 · In a post-democratic America, the characters in Saunders’s story collection “Liberation Day” are waiting for the end. But what if it never comes?
George Saunders is the author of twelve books, including Lincoln in the Bardo, which won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for best work of fiction in English, and was a finalist for the Golden Man Booker, in which one Booker winner was selected to represent each decade, from the fifty years since the Prize’s inception.
Hailed by Thomas Pynchon as "graceful, dark, authentic, and funny," George Saunders gives us, in his inventive and beloved voice, this bestselling collection of stories set against a warped, hilarious, and terrifyingly recognizable American landscape.
Oct 18, 2022 · It's a daunting task to be George Saunders' next book, to live up to the greatness that came before. But "Liberation Day" stands up to its predecessors.
Oct 12, 2022 · George Saunders is that rare contemporary author who is as original as he is beloved—even rarer for having made his name on that often overlooked form of fiction, the short story. His first...
Nov 2, 2020 · Deborah Treisman interviews the author George Saunders about “Ghoul,” his story from the November 9, 2020, issue of The New Yorker.
