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George Saunders

George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Booker Prize. Saunders' short stories have been published as several collections, including CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996) and Tenth of December: Stories (2013).

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Lincoln in the Bardo: a novel

by George Saunders First published in 2017 — 20 editions

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Tenth of December: Stories

by George Saunders
First published in 2012 — 14 editions

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Pastoralia: stories

by George Saunders First published in 2000 — 14 editions

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Liberation Day: Stories

by George Saunders First published in 2022 — 10 editions

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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

by George Saunders First published in 2021 — 7 editions

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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: stories and a novella

by George Saunders
First published in 1996 — 7 editions

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Fox 8: A Story

by George Saunders and Chelsea Cardinal First published in 2013 — 7 editions

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Congratulations, by the way: some thoughts on kindness

by George Saunders First published in 2014 — 6 editions

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The brief and frightening reign of Phil

by George Saunders First published in 2005 — 6 editions

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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005

by Dave Eggers, Joe Sayers, Anders Nilsen, Daniel Alacron, Jessica Anthony, Aimee Bender, Dan Chaon, Amber Dermont, Stephanie Dickinson, and 14 others
First published in 2005 — 5 editions

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Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things . . .: That Aren't as Scary, Maybe, Depending on How You Feel About Lost Lands, Stray Cellphones, ... Quite Finish, So Maybe You Could Help Us Out

by Ted Thompson, Eli Horowitz, Lemony Snicket, Nick Hornsby , George Saunders, Kelly Link, Richard Kennedy, Jon Scieszka, Sam Swope, and 5 others First published in 2005 — 4 editions
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Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012

by Dave Eggers, Kevin Brockmeier, Judy Budnitz, Louise Erdrich, Olivia Hamilton, Phil Klay, Nora Krug, Anthony Marra, Julie Otsuka, and 13 others First published in 2012 — 3 editions

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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008

by Dave Eggers, Kurt Vonnegut, Laurie Weeks, Jake Swearingen, Marjorie Celona, J. Malcom Garcia, David Gessner, Andrew Sean Greer, Helon Haliba, and 29 others
First published in 2008 — 3 editions

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The Best American nonrequired reading 2006

by Dave Eggers, Ian McEwan, Cat Bohannon, Judy Budnitz, Guy Delisle, Tom Downey, Gipi, Miranda July, Michael Lewis, and 14 others
First published in 2006 — 3 editions

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In Persuasion Nation

by George Saunders First published in 2006 — 3 editions

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Civilwarland in Bad Decline

by George Saunders First published in 2012 — 2 editions

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The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

by George Saunders First published in 2005 — 2 editions

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Brain-Dead Megaphone

by George Saunders First published in 2009 — 2 editions

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Brain-Dead Megaphone

by George Saunders First published in 2008 — 2 editions

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Moral and Social State of the Christian Community Before and after Constantine the Great: With Reference to His Conversion and the Public Measures Consequent Thereon. Being the Rector's Prize Essay, University of Glasgow 1881

by George Saunders First published in 2015 — 2 editions

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American writer (born 1958)

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL537475A
GoodReads: 8885
ISNI: 0000000110264905
IMDb: nm2808422
Library of Congress Names: n95046060
LibraryThing: saundersgeorge-1
MusicBrainz: c3dbbe7a-f682-4b5d-a199-d88ef235b0b0
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): VEAV025453
VIAF: 49395618
Wikidata: Q1251926
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1251926

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