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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline is a book of short stories and a novella by the American writer George Saunders. Published in 1996, it was Saunders's first book. Many of the stories initially appeared in different forms in various magazines, including Kenyon Review, Harper's, The New Yorker and Quarterly West. The collection was listed as a Notable ...
Jan 16, 1996 · Civilwarland In Bad Decline, his first collection of stories, paints a grim portrait of a near-future filled with everything from economic collapse, murderous CEO’s, moral degradation on a mass scale, and a world dominated (or enslaved) by the rich, callous and self-absorbed. His satire, which manages to extract a comedic flair from all the ...
About CivilWarLand in Bad Decline. 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. In six stories and a novella, Saunders hatches an unforgettable cast of characters, each struggling to ...
Apr 26, 2016 · 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. Praise for George Saunders and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline.
Praise for CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: A New York Times Notable Book "An astoundingly tuned voice—graceful, dark, authentic, and funny—telling just the kinds of stories we need to get us through these times."—Thomas Pynchon "The dystopian short story is alive and kicking, wearing a black leather jacket—maybe stolen in a barroom brawl ...
- George Saunders
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders. The influential and celebrated first collection from a master of the short story, with a new author's note and an introduction by Joshua Ferris.
In six stories and a novella, Saunders hatches an unforgettable cast of characters, each struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. 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.
Feb 1, 1997 · CivilWarLand in Bad Decline. Paperback – February 1, 1997. From the New York Times bestselling author of Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction, and the novel Lincoln in the Bardo. Six short stories and a novella.
- George Saunders
Apr 26, 2016 · [CivilWarLand in Bad Decline] is scary, hilarious, and unforgettable.”—Tobias Wolff. “Saunders makes the all-but-impossible look effortless.”—Jonathan Franzen. “Not since Twain has America produced a satirist this funny.”—Zadie Smith.
- George Saunders
Nov 27, 2012 · 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...
