{"product_id":"liberation-day-george-saunders","title":"Liberation Day (George Saunders)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Saunders is funny and kind as ever, and his narrative virtuosity puts him up there with the best' \u003c\/b\u003eAnne Enright,\u003ci\u003e Guardian  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A triumph of storytelling' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ei paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A joy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Effortlessly stylish, funny and smart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the pre-eminent writer of political dystopia and master of the modern short story, \u003ci\u003eLiberation Day\u003c\/i\u003e takes on ideas of power, ethics and justice, cutting to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a Hell-themed section of an underground amusement park, a man is confronted with everything he has taken for granted about his reality. In coded emails, a grandfather advises his grandson on how to survive an autocratic regime. A political protestor for hire struggles to remember who he used to be. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese nine wickedly funny stories encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The world's best short story writer . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiberation Day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is great art' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirteen books, including the novel \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Booker Prize in 2017, and five collections of stories including \u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and the recent collection \u003ci\u003eLiberation Day \u003c\/i\u003e(selected by former President Obama has one of his ten favourite books of 2021\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e.  Three of Saunders' books -\u003ci\u003ePastoralia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e - were chosen for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Saunders hosts the popular Story Club on Substack, which grew out of his book on the Russian short story, \u003ci\u003eA Swim in a Pond in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2013, he was named one of the world's 100 Most Influential People by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.  He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 256 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65857064829277,"sku":"K096472063","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9647206300001A.jpg?v=1788861538","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/liberation-day-george-saunders","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}