George Saunders
George Saunders is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, and GQ. He also contributed a weekly column, American Psyche, to The Guardian's weekend magazine between 2006 and 2008.
Books by George Saunders
5 books available
The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip
by George Saunders
4.1(3,362)
In the quirky seaside village of Frip, a young girl named Capable must confront her neighbors' selfishness when a swarm of milk-stopping, orange gappers decide to exclusively plague her family's goats.
Tenth of December
by George Saunders
4.0(61,783)
In a world of backyard pole decorations and unsettling drug trials, George Saunders illuminates the struggles of ordinary people lost within their own minds and a subtly crumbling America.
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
by George Saunders
4.2(17,156)
In a hilariously bleak near-future, George Saunders dissects the absurd and often heartbreaking struggles of ordinary people navigating theme parks, corporate drudgery, and the collapse of societal norms.
Pastoralia
by George Saunders
4.1(18,356)
At a failing theme park, a caveman performer faces corporate reviews, self-help gurus, and the absurd demands of modern life.
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
3.8(122,955)
In a spectral Georgetown cemetery, a grief-stricken Abraham Lincoln visits the bardo where his deceased son, Willie, is caught in a hilarious and terrifying purgatory with a chorus of chattering ghosts, all grappling with the messy, unfinished business of life and death.