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One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, george saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and tenth of december is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet in the taut opener, victory lap, a boy witnesses the attempted abduction of the girl next door and is faced with a harrowing choice. Tenth of december, by george saunders the new york times. Feb 10, 20 author george saunders discusses his short story collection, tenth of december. A family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for. Every good book contains a world far deeper than the surface of its pages. Nevertheless, im glad to have read them in this order. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 251 pages and is available in hardcover format. Few writers can encompass that range of adjectives, but saunders is a true originalrestlessly inventive, yet deeply humane. Stories is an incredibly wellwritten novel that has a set of short stories. Even after all the acclaim tenth of december has gotten, i was a little iffy about jumping into the collection for fear that i was going to get what ive come to think of as the worst stereotypes of new yorker short stories stories about rich white people that focus so much on malaise and angst that they forget to have a story or much beyond a setting and some character beats. The first edition of the novel was published in january 3rd 20, and was written by george saunders.
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Saunders wonderful ability to portray a characters inner monologuethe secret voices, the little fantasies, the inside jokes, the spots of sadnessmight be his greatest talent as a writer. Literary, fiction, short stories single author, general isbn. George saunders first shortstory collection in six years, tenth of december is as profound and moving as it is. 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.
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