Since its publication in 1996, George Saunders\'s debut collection has grown in esteem from a cherished cult classic to a masterpiece of the form, inspiring an entire generation of writers along the way. --Thomas Pynchon. --Zadie Smith An astoundingly tuned voice--graceful, dark, authentic, and funny--telling just the kinds of Stories we need to get us through these times. --Jonathan Franzen Not since Twain has America produced a satirist this funny. --Tobias Wolff Saunders makes the all-but-impossible look effortless.
Civilwarland in Bad Decline ] is scary, hilarious, and unforgettable. --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times George Saunders is a writer of arresting brilliance and originality, with a sure sense of his material and apparently inexhaustible resources of voice. -- The Wall Street Journal Saunders\'s satiric vision of America is dark and demented; it\'s also ferocious and very funny.
Praise for George Saunders and Civilwarland in Bad Decline It\'s no exaggeration to say that short story master George Saunders helped change the trajectory of American fiction.
With a new introduction by Joshua Ferris and a new author\'s note by Saunders himself, this edition is essential reading for those seeking to discover or revisit a virtuosic, disturbingly prescient voice.
In six Stories and a novella, Saunders hatches an unforgettable cast of characters, each struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world.
Since its publication in 1996, George Saunders\'s debut collection has grown in esteem from a cherished cult classic to a masterpiece of the form, inspiring an entire generation of writers along the way
