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Liberation day : stories, George Saunders

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"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"--
Language
eng
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Edition
First edition.
Extent
233 pages
Contents
  • Liberation Day
  • The mom of bold action
  • Love letter
  • A thing at work
  • Sparrow
  • Ghoul
  • Mother's Day
  • Elliot Spencer
  • My house
Isbn
9780525509592
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Liberation day : stories
Title
Liberation day
Title remainder
stories
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George Saunders
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eng
Summary
"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"--
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1958-
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Saunders, George
Dewey number
813/.54
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no index present
LC call number
PS3569.A7897
LC item number
A6 2022
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fiction
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Short stories
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Liberation day : stories, George Saunders
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Contents
Liberation Day -- The mom of bold action -- Love letter -- A thing at work -- Sparrow -- Ghoul -- Mother's Day -- Elliot Spencer -- My house
Control code
on1346252900
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
233 pages
Isbn
9780525509592
Lccn
2022003810
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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(OCoLC)1346252900
Label
Liberation day : stories, George Saunders
Publication
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Liberation Day -- The mom of bold action -- Love letter -- A thing at work -- Sparrow -- Ghoul -- Mother's Day -- Elliot Spencer -- My house
Control code
on1346252900
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
233 pages
Isbn
9780525509592
Lccn
2022003810
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1346252900

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