{"product_id":"tenth-of-december-george-saunders","title":"Tenth of December (George Saunders)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe prize-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I think he's the greatest writer since Salinger'  Richard Ayoade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I love this collection and it has one of my favourite stories of all time in it' Elizabeth Day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best book you'll read this year' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dazzlingly surreal stories about a failing America' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD  2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, \u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx(TM) in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity.\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), B-Format, Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65894812516701,"sku":"K067573930","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6757393000001A.jpg?v=1789147264","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/tenth-of-december-george-saunders","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}