'One of the best science fiction short stories to be published in
the 21st century so far' SFX Review ‘Saunders is funny and kind
as ever, and his narrative virtuosity puts him up there with the
best’ Anne Enright, Guardian ‘A triumph of storytelling’ i
paper ‘A joy. 'Effortlessly stylish, funny and smart’ Daily
Mail ____________ The first short story collection in ten years
from the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling
author of Lincoln in the Bardo MacArthur genius and Booker
Prize-winner George Saunders returns with a collection of short
stories that make sense of our increasingly troubled world, his
first since the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award
finalist Tenth of December The 'best short story writer in English'
(Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of
power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it
means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his
trademark prose - wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly
tuned - Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a
collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy
and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal
reality. 'Love Letter' is a tender missive from grandfather to
grandson, in the midst of a dystopian political situation in the
not-too-distant future, that reminds us of our obligations to our
ideals, ourselves, and each other. 'Ghoul' is set in a Hell-themed
section of an underground amusement park in Colorado, and follows
the exploits of a lonely, morally complex character named Brian,
who comes to question everything he takes for granted about his
'reality.' In 'Mother’s Day', two women who loved the same man
come to an existential reckoning in the middle of a hailstorm. And
in 'Elliott Spencer', our eighty-nine-year-old protagonist finds
himself brainwashed - his memory 'scraped' - a victim of a scheme
in which poor, vulnerable people are reprogrammed and deployed as
political protesters. Together, these nine subversive, profound,
and essential stories coalesce into a case for viewing the world
with the same generosity and clear-eyed attention as Saunders does,
even in the most absurd of circumstances. ____________ 'The only
way to experience Saunders’s oblique, farcical, tragic world is
to dive right in. It will take the top of your head off, but it’s
worth it’ The Times 'The world’s best short story writer …
Liberation Day is great art' Daily Telegraph
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
George Saunders
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5266-2499-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5266-2499-0 |
Barcode: |
9781526624994 |
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