Tenth of December

Name: Tenth of December
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Price: 11.75 EUR
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★★★★★

English

By (author): George Saunders

**ESCAPE FROM SPIDERHEAD NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX - STARRING CHRIS HEMSWORTH AND MILES TELLER** The prize-winning, New York Times bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo 'The best book you'll read this year' New York Times 'Dazzlingly surreal stories about a failing America' Sunday Times WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 George Saunderss most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, Tenth of December illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations. A family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx(TM) in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular. With dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity. See more

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Weight: 208g
Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
Publication Date: 02 Nov 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781408894811

About George Saunders

George Saunders is the author of twelve books. His debut novel Lincoln in the Bardo won the 2017 Man Booker Prize and the Premio Rezzori prize. His collection Tenth of December was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the inaugural Folio Prize. He has received MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships the PEN/Malamud Prize for excellence in the short story and the 2023 Library of Congress Prize. He has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2013 he was named one of the worlds 100 most influential people by Time magazine. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University. georgesaundersbooks.com georgesaundersbooks.com