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George Saunders (1) (1958–)

Autor(a) de Lincoln no Limbo

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About the Author

George Saunders is the author of CivilWarLand in Bad Decline and Pastoralia. (Publisher Provided) George Saunders was born in Amarillo, Texas on December 2, 1958. He received a bachelor's degree in geophysical engineering and a master's degree in creative writing from Syracuse University. He is a mostrar mais professor at Syracuse University and a writer of short stories, essays, novellas, and children's books. He won the National Magazine Award for fiction in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2004 His books include CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Pastoralia, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil, In Persuasion Nation, and Tenth of December: Stories, which won the inaugural Folio Prize in 2014. His debut novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, received the Man Booker Prize in 2017. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Obras de George Saunders

Lincoln no Limbo (2017) 5,810 cópias
Tenth of December: Stories (2013) 3,786 cópias
Pastoralia (2000) 2,357 cópias
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996) 2,024 cópias
In Persuasion Nation (2006) 1,095 cópias
The Braindead Megaphone (2007) 771 cópias
Fox 8 {story} (2013) 595 cópias
Liberation Day: Stories (2022) 501 cópias

Associated Works

The Collected Stories (1994) — Introdução, algumas edições943 cópias
My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead (2008) — Contribuinte — 760 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 (2006) — Contribuinte — 757 cópias
The Book of Other People (2008) — Contribuinte — 737 cópias
The Best American Short Stories 2005 (2005) — Contribuinte — 693 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2005 (2005) — Contribuinte — 616 cópias
The Best American Short Stories 2008 (2008) — Contribuinte — 568 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 (2008) — Contribuinte — 467 cópias
The Best American Short Stories 2012 (2012) — Contribuinte — 358 cópias
The Best American Short Stories 2011 (2011) — Contribuinte — 350 cópias
Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology (2006) — Contribuinte — 307 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010 (2010) — Contribuinte — 301 cópias
100 Years of the Best American Short Stories (2015) — Contribuinte — 282 cópias
The Best American Short Stories 2013 (2013) — Contribuinte — 274 cópias
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories (2004) — Contribuinte — 262 cópias
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story (2007) — Contribuinte — 211 cópias
The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (2006) — Contribuinte — 205 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012 (2012) — Contribuinte — 199 cópias
The Secret History of Science Fiction (2009) — Contribuinte — 196 cópias
McSweeney's Issue 4: Trying, Trying, Trying, Trying, Trying (2000) — Contribuinte — 163 cópias
The Best American Travel Writing 2007 (2007) — Contribuinte — 159 cópias
The Best of McSweeney's {complete} (1800) — Contribuinte — 143 cópias
Granta 108: Chicago (2009) — Contribuinte — 141 cópias
The Best American Short Stories 2021 (2021) — Contribuinte — 125 cópias
Prize Stories 2001: The O. Henry Awards (2001) — Contribuinte — 123 cópias
The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction (2008) — Contribuinte — 122 cópias
Burned Children of America (2001) — Contribuinte — 121 cópias
Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 (2004) — Contribuinte — 119 cópias
Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature (2016) — Contribuinte — 110 cópias
Prize Stories 1997: The O. Henry Awards (1997) — Contribuinte — 97 cópias
American Fantastic Tales: Boxed Set (2009) — Contribuinte — 92 cópias
Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition (2006) — Contribuinte — 85 cópias
The Best American Magazine Writing 2004 (2004) — Contribuinte — 82 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017 (2017) — Contribuinte — 81 cópias
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012 Edition (2013) — Contribuinte — 71 cópias
The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story (2021) — Contribuinte — 52 cópias
Extreme Fiction: Fabulists and Formalists (2003) — Contribuinte — 51 cópias
The Best American Magazine Writing 2000 (2000) — Contribuinte — 26 cópias
Escape: Stories of Getting Away (2002) — Contribuinte — 26 cópias
The Best American Magazine Writing 2017 (2017) — Contribuinte — 24 cópias
A Manner of Being: Writers on Their Mentors (2015) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias

Etiquetado

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1958-12-02
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Locais de residência
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Golden, Colorado, USA
Syracuse, New York, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rochester, New York, USA
Educação
Colorado School of Mines (B.S.|Geophysical Engineering)
Syracuse University (M.A.|Creative Writing)
Ocupação
geophysical engineer
technical writer
Organizações
Harvard Lampoon, Honorary Membership
Premiações
MacArthur Fellowship (2006)
Guggenheim Fellowship (2006)
Harvard Lampoon Good American Satirist Award (2002)
Lannen Foundation Fellowship (2002)
Syracuse University Fellow (1986-1988)
O. Henry Award, Third Prize (1999) (for "Sea Oak", The New Yorker, December 28, 1998 & January 4, 1999) (mostrar todas 11)
O. Henry Award, Third Prize (1998) (for "Winky", The New Yorker, July 28, 1997)
O. Henry Award, Second Prize (1997) (for "The Falls", The New Yorker, January 22, 1996)
Syracuse University Graduate Teaching Award (2000)
Lannan Literary Fellowship (2001)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 2009)
Pequena biografia
George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, and GQ. He also contributed a weekly column, American Psyche, to the weekend magazine of The Guardian between 2006 and 2008.

A professor at Syracuse University, Saunders won the National Magazine Award for fiction in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and second prize in the O. Henry Awards in 1997. His first story collection, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, was a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award. In 2006 Saunders received a MacArthur Fellowship. In 2006 he won the World Fantasy Award for his short story "CommComm".

His story collection In Persuasion Nation was a finalist for the Story Prize in 2007. In 2013, he won the PEN/Malamud Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Saunders's Tenth of December: Stories won the 2013 Story Prize for short-story collections and the inaugural (2014) Folio Prize. His novel Lincoln in the Bardo (Bloomsbury Publishing) won the 2017 Man Booker Prize.

Membros

Discussions

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Resenhas

A moving story of loss and regret, set in a cemetery. I just wished for an author’s note with info about the memoirs from which he drew quotations.
 
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debbiereads | outras 330 resenhas | Mar 17, 2024 |
A strange story strangely told. The flipping back and forth between narrators was a bit jarring at first, but I did become used to it. I sense this is the type of book one either loves or hates, not much in between. While I found it fascinating i am not sure I would recommend it to anyone i know as reading material.
 
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corliss12000 | outras 330 resenhas | Mar 16, 2024 |
The unusual format takes a little getting used to. I had to reread the first chapter once I’d gotten the hang of it( the name of the speaker follows the section they orate.)
The emphasis on sex surprised me a bit, there are several characters for whom it is presented as the primary storyline. I understand that it deals with the various things in life that people valued or would miss in life, or that may have distracted them from other important things, but felt it was a little overemphasized.

I enjoyed the parts with Lincoln and overall found it an interesting , thought provoking read… (mais)
 
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cspiwak | outras 330 resenhas | Mar 6, 2024 |

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Obras
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Membros
20,443
Popularidade
#1,060
Avaliação
3.9
Resenhas
874
ISBNs
287
Idiomas
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Favorito
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