- American literature, fiction, literary fiction, 20th century fiction
In six stories and the novella, Bounty, Saunders introduces readers to people struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. ([source][1]) [1]: http://www.georgesaundersbooks.com/civilwarland-in-bad-decline/
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Prestige, open-ended, bleak and character-led.
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- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- First published
- January 16, 1996
- Pages
- 194
- Publisher
- Edicions de 1984, Riverhead Books, 1984
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780679448129
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George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel *Lincoln in the Bardo* (2017), which won the Booker Prize. Saunders' short stories have been published as several collections, including *CivilWarLand in Bad Decline* (1996) and *Tenth of December: Stories* (2013).
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