Tenth of December [electronic resource]
Saunders, George2013
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WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013
George Saunders's 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 DarkenfloxxTM 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.
Main title:
Tenth of December [electronic resource] / George Saunders
Author:
Saunders, George, Author
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Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
George Saunders is the author of nine books, including Lincoln in the Bardo, winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize and the Premio Rezzori prize. Tenth of December was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the inaugural Folio Prize. He has received MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships and the PEN/Malamud Prize for excellence in the short story, and was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2013, he was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University.
georgesaundersbooks.com
Awards:
National Book Award Finalist (National Book Foundation)The New York Times Best Seller List (The New York Times)10 Best Books of 2013 (The New York Times)
ISBN:
9781408837351
Language:
English
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BRN:
357047