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Civilwarland In Bad Decline
George Saunders
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Description for Civilwarland In Bad Decline
Paperback. Taking you on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, this book introduces you to a gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 150.
THE 2017 MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF LINCOLN IN THE BARDO In his first collection, George Saunders' vision of our near future is as black and funny as you can get. He takes us on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, introducing us to a gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. Bizarre but familiar, fierce but always humane, these are stunningly original stories by a master of the form. 'Saunders is a morally passionate, serious ... Read more
THE 2017 MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF LINCOLN IN THE BARDO In his first collection, George Saunders' vision of our near future is as black and funny as you can get. He takes us on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, introducing us to a gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. Bizarre but familiar, fierce but always humane, these are stunningly original stories by a master of the form. 'Saunders is a morally passionate, serious ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784871291
SKU
9781784871291
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About George Saunders
George Saunders was born in 1958 in Texas and trained as a geophysical engineer. In 1988, he obtained an M.A. in creative writing from Syracuse University and went on to teach on the MFA program. His works comprise several collections of short stories, including Tenth of December (2013)a novella, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil (2005), a children's book, ... Read more
Reviews for Civilwarland In Bad Decline
One of the few living masters of the [short story] genre
Daily Telegraph
Surreal and puncturing
Margaret Atwood There is no author I recommend to people more often - for ten years I've urged George Saunders onto everyone and everyone.
Dave Eggers [A] brilliant collection of short stories
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Daily Telegraph
Surreal and puncturing
Margaret Atwood There is no author I recommend to people more often - for ten years I've urged George Saunders onto everyone and everyone.
Dave Eggers [A] brilliant collection of short stories
... Read more