George Saunders
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born
in Amarillo, Texas, The United States
December 02, 1958
gender
male
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Tenth of December
— published 2013 — 11 editions |
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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
— published 1996 — 11 editions |
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Pastoralia
— published 2000 — 13 editions |
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In Persuasion Nation
— published 2006 — 7 editions |
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The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil
— published 2005 — 7 editions |
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The Braindead Megaphone
— published 2007 — 8 editions |
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The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip
by George Saunders, Lane Smith — published 2000 — 10 editions |
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Fox 8: A Story
— published 2013 — 3 editions |
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Downtrodden Mary's Failed Campain of Terror
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A Bee Stung Me So I Killed All the Fish
— published 2006 |
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January 2013,
George Saunders
"The noted American stylist finds the humor in some of modern life's most horrifying corners in his latest collection of short stories, Tenth of December." ...More
"The noted American stylist finds the humor in some of modern life's most horrifying corners in his latest collection of short stories, Tenth of December." ...More
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“Don't be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then open up some more, until the day you die, world without end, amen.”
― George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone
― George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone
“Humor is what happens when we're told the truth quicker and more directly than we're used to.”
― George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone
― George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone
“Fuck concepts. Don't be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then open up some more, until the day you die, world without end, amen.”
― George Saunders
― George Saunders
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