Civilwarland in Bad Decline

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1997
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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.

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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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06 Feb 1997
ISBN 10: 0099595818
ISBN 13: 9780099595816
Book Overview: A sharp, funny, wholly original collection of stories from the winner of the 2014 Folio Prize

Media Reviews

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

Author Bio

George Saunders works as a geo-physical engineer in Rochester, N.Y. He has explored for oil in Sumatra, played guitar in a Texas bar band, and worked in a slaughterhouse. He lives in Rochester with his wife and children.