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- Liberation day : stories / by Saunders, George,1958-author.; Saunders, George,1958-Liberation day (Compilation);
"The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose--wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned--Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality. 'Love Letter' is a tender missive from grandfather to grandson, in the midst of a dystopian political situation in the not-too-distant future, that reminds us of our obligations to our ideals, ourselves, and each other. 'Ghoul' is set in a Hell-themed section of an underground amusement park in Colorado, and follows the exploits of a lonely, morally complex character named Brian, who comes to question everything he takes for granted about his 'reality.' In 'Mother's Day,' two women who loved the same man come to an existential reckoning in the middle of a hailstorm. And in 'Elliott Spencer,' our eighty-nine-year-old protagonist finds himself brainwashed--his memory 'scraped'--a victim of a scheme in which poor, vulnerable people are reprogrammed and deployed as political protesters. Together, these nine subversive, profound, and essential stories coalesce into a case for viewing the world with the same generosity and clear-eyed attention as Saunders does, even in the most absurd of circumstances"--- Subjects: Short stories.;
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- A swim in a pond in the rain : in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life / by Saunders, George,1958-author.; container of (expression):Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich,1809-1852.Nos.English.(Struve); container of (expression):Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904.Kryzhovnik.English.(Yarmolinsky); container of (expression):Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904.Na podvode.English.(Yarmolinsky); container of (expression):Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich,1860-1904.Dushechka.English.(Yarmolinsky); container of (expression):Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich,1818-1883.Pevt͡sy.English.(Magarshack); container of (expression):Tolstoy, Leo,graf,1828-1910.Alësha Gorshok.English.(Brown); container of (expression):Tolstoy, Leo,graf,1828-1910.Khozi͡ain i rabotnik.English.(Maude and Maude);
Includes bibliographical references."In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches each of these stories technically yet accessibly, and through them explains how narrative functions; why we stay immersed in a story and why we resist it; and the bedrock virtues a writer must foster. For the process of writing, Saunders reminds us, is as much a craft as it is a quality of openness and a willingness to see the world through new eyes. Funny, frank, and rigorous, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain ultimately shows how great fiction can change a person's life and become a benchmark of one's moral and ethical beliefs"--- Subjects: Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich, 1809-1852.; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904.; Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883.; Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.; Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910.; Reader-response criticism; Short stories, Russian; Short stories, Russian;
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- Lincoln in the bardo [sound recording] : a novel / by Saunders, George,1958-author,narrator.; Offerman, Nick,1970-narrator.; Sedaris, David,narrator.; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, and a full cast.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents; Grief;
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- Liberation day [sound recording] : stories / by Saunders, George,1958-author,narrator.; Fey, Tina,1970-narrator.; McKean, Michael,narrator.; Patterson, Edi,1974-narrator.; Slate, Jenny,1982-narrator.; McBrayer, Jack,1973-narrator.; Hardin, Melora,narrator.; Root, Stephen,narrator.; Saunders, George,1958-Liberation day (Compilation).[sound recording].; Random House Audio Publishing,publisher.;
Read by the author, Tina Fey, Michael McKean, Edi Patterson, Jenny Slate, Jack McBrayer, Melora Hardin, Stephen Root."The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose--wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned--Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality. 'Love Letter' is a tender missive from grandfather to grandson, in the midst of a dystopian political situation in the not-too-distant future, that reminds us of our obligations to our ideals, ourselves, and each other. 'Ghoul' is set in a Hell-themed section of an underground amusement park in Colorado, and follows the exploits of a lonely, morally complex character named Brian, who comes to question everything he takes for granted about his 'reality.' In 'Mother's Day,' two women who loved the same man come to an existential reckoning in the middle of a hailstorm. And in 'Elliott Spencer,' our eighty-nine-year-old protagonist finds himself brainwashed--his memory 'scraped'--a victim of a scheme in which poor, vulnerable people are reprogrammed and deployed as political protesters. Together, these nine subversive, profound, and essential stories coalesce into a case for viewing the world with the same generosity and clear-eyed attention as Saunders does, even in the most absurd of circumstances"--- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Short stories.;
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