Civilwarland In Bad Decline
Civilwarland In Bad Decline
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The author's vision of America's near future is as black and funny as you can get. In this title, he takes us on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, introducing us to gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world.
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Civilwarland In Bad Decline by George Saunders
A collection of six stories and a novella, CIVILWARLAND IN BAD DECLINE introduces an astonishing new voice in American fiction. George Saunders' vision of America's near future is as black and funny as you can get. He takes us on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, introducing us to gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. Saunders' dialogue is superb, his plots marvellously bizarre: he is an original and uniquely American voice destined to become one of the most important literary discoveries of his generation.
"One of the few living masters of the [short story] genre" * Daily Telegraph *
"Surreal and puncturing" -- Margaret Atwood
"There is no author I recommend to people more often - for ten years I've urged George Saunders onto everyone and everyone" -- Dave Eggers
"[A] brilliant collection of short stories" -- Philip Hensher * Mail on Sunday *
"Strangely moving, hilariously unsettling, and unlike anything else you'll read this year" * Esquire *
"Surreal and puncturing" -- Margaret Atwood
"There is no author I recommend to people more often - for ten years I've urged George Saunders onto everyone and everyone" -- Dave Eggers
"[A] brilliant collection of short stories" -- Philip Hensher * Mail on Sunday *
"Strangely moving, hilariously unsettling, and unlike anything else you'll read this year" * Esquire *
George Saunders was born in 1958 in Texas and trained as a geophysical engineer. In 1988, he obtained an M.A. in creative writing from Syracuse University and went on to teach on the MFA program. His works comprise several collections of short stories, including Tenth of December (2013)a novella, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil (2005), a children's book, a book of essays, screenplays and travel pieces for GQ magazine. In 2006 Saunders was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2009 he received an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Rochester, US, with his wife and children.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099595816 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099595818 |
| Title | Civilwarland In Bad Decline |
| Author | George Saunders |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1997-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |