{"product_id":"vigil-george-saunders","title":"Vigil (George Saunders)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePre-order the latest book from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e - a  playful, wise, electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the next\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He will be read long after these times have passed' \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward. . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot for the first time - in fact, for the 343rd time - Jill 'Doll' Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it. isn't it? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive. Crowds of people and animals - alive and dead - materialise, birds swarm the dying man's room, and associates from decades past show up, all clamouring for a reckoning.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but exactly who we are?\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 (Hardcover), Hardback, Englisch, 192 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63402265805149,"sku":"K010038351","price":18.7,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/219940-1003835100001A.jpg?v=1770915486","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/vigil-george-saunders","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}