Tenth of December

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Beschreibung

<p><b>The prize-winning, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling short story collection from the internationally bestselling author of <i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i></b><br><br><b>'I think he's the greatest writer since Salinger' Richard Ayoade</b><br><b>'I love this collection and it has one of my favourite stories of all time in it' Elizabeth Day</b><br><b>'The best book you'll read this year' <i>New York Times</i><br>'Dazzlingly surreal stories about a failing America' <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br>WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013</b><br><br>George Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, <i>Tenth of December</i> illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations.<br><br>A family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx(TM) in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular.<br><br>With dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781408894811

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 131 x 20 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Verlag / Hersteller

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC