`Saunders is an astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic and funny - telling just the kind of stories we need to get us through these times\' Thomas Pynchon In Pastoralia elements of contemporary life are twisted, merged and amplified into a slightly skewed version of modern America.
With an uncanny combination of deadpan naturalism and uproarious humour, George Saunders creates a world that is both indelibly original and yet hauntingly familiar ....
And a male exotic dancer and his family are terrorised by their decomposing aunt who visits them with a solemn message from beyond the grave.
A born loser attends a self-help seminar where he is encouraged to rid himself of all the people who are `crapping in your oatmeal\'.
A couple live and work in a caveman theme-park, where speaking is an instantly punishable offence. `Saunders is an astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic and funny - telling just the kind of stories we need to get us through these times\' Thomas Pynchon In Pastoralia elements of contemporary life are twisted, merged and amplified into a slightly skewed version of modern America
