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George Saunders has 37 past events. (show)  TICKETED VIRTUAL EVENT at 7 PM EST: George Saunders discusses A Swim in a Pond in the Rain with Cheryl Strayed Event location: Virtual Event  George Saunders George Saunders The SECOND SATURDAY BOOK CLUB at Books Inc. Opera Plaza The SECOND SATURDAY BOOK CLUB will discuss Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders. Location: Books Inc. Street: 601 Van Ness City: San Francisco, Province: California Country: United States (added from IndieBound)Writers Read: Tenth of December Join us for a reading group discussion of Tenth of December by George Saunders! Left Bank Books - Downtown A collection of stories which includes "Home," a wryly whimsical account of a soldier's return from war; "Victory lap," a tale about an inventive abduction attempt, and the title story, in which a suicidal cancer patient saves the life of a young misfit.
Parking: Lot at 10th and Olive; garage at 10th between Locust and Washington; street parking (meters free after 7pm)
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Location: Street: Left Bank Books - Downtown Additional: 321 N. 10th City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63101 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Book Cellar Book Club The Book Cellar Book Club meets at 7 p.m. to discuss Tenth of December by George Saunders. Location: Street: 4736-38 N Lincoln Ave City: Chicago, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60625 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)George Saunders George Saunders (CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tenth of December, Fox 8, Congratulations, by the way) MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow George Saunders is the New York Times bestselling author of several collections of short stories, including Tenth of December, Pastoralia, and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, as well as a collection of essays and a book for children. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University. (added from Random House)… (more) George Saunders: Tenth of December Left Bank Books - Downtown THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. One of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and Tenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet. This collection of stories includes "Home," a wryly whimsical account of a soldier's return from war; "Victory Lap," a tale about an inventive abduction attempt, and the title story, in which a suicidal cancer patient saves the life of a young misfit.
$15 admits one person and includes one paperback copy of Tenth of December. $20 admits two people, includes one paperback copy of Tenth of December, and $5 will be rebatable towards the purchase of another Saunders book at the event. Purchase tickets at georgesaunders.brownpapertickets.com.
Parking: Lot at 10th and Olive; garage at 10th between Locust and Washington; street parking (meters free after 7pm)
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Location: Street: Left Bank Books - Downtown Additional: 321 N. 10th City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63101 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)George Saunders George Saunders (CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tenth of December, Fox 8, Congratulations, by the way) MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow George Saunders is the New York Times bestselling author of several collections of short stories, including Tenth of December, Pastoralia, and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, as well as a collection of essays and a book for children. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University. (added from Random House)… (more) George Saunders George Saunders (CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tenth of December, Fox 8, Congratulations, by the way) MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow George Saunders is the New York Times bestselling author of several collections of short stories, including Tenth of December, Pastoralia, and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, as well as a collection of essays and a book for children. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University. (added from Random House)… (more)
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| Canonical name | | | Legal name | | | Other names | | | Date of birth | | | Date of death | | | Burial location | | | Gender | | | Nationality | | | Country (for map) | | | Birthplace | | | Place of death | | | Cause of death | | | Places of residence | | | Education | | | Occupations | | | Relationships | | | Organizations | | | Awards and honors | | | Agents | | | Short biography | 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.  | |
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