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Zusatztext 'You do not read Saunders' stories so much as watch them detonate on the page in front of you! like a firecracker some joker has slipped into your pudding' Informationen zum Autor 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 world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University. georgesaundersbooks.com Klappentext 'An American short-story writer of intimidating talent' Zadie Smith 'Dark, concerned, confused and funny, all at the same time ... Like so much of Saunders' brilliant, crazy writing it's relevant, but not too relevant' The Times From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the 2017 Man Booker Prize winner Lincoln in the Bardo A breathtaking collection of strange, surreal, and utterly human short stories from the celebrated master of the form.Talking candy bars, baby geniuses, disappointed mothers, castrated dogs, interned teenagers, and moral fables - all in this hilarious and heartbreaking collection by George Saunders, this generation's literary voice of wisdom and humour, for a time when we need it most. From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the 2017 Man Booker Prize winner Lincoln in the Bardo Zusammenfassung 'An American short-story writer of intimidating talent' Zadie Smith 'Dark, concerned, confused and funny, all at the same time ... Like so much of Saunders' brilliant, crazy writing it's relevant, but not too relevant' The Times From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the 2017 Man Booker Prize winner Lincoln in the Bardo A breathtaking collection of strange, surreal, and utterly human short stories from the celebrated master of the form.Talking candy bars, baby geniuses, disappointed mothers, castrated dogs, interned teenagers, and moral fables - all in this hilarious and heartbreaking collection by George Saunders, this generation's literary voice of wisdom and humour, for a time when we need it most....
