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George Saunders
George Saunders George Saunders was born in Amarillo, Texas, in 1958.

He is the author of two short-story collections, Pastoralia, and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, both of which were New York Times Notable Books, and the novella-length illustrated fable, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil. He also wrote the New York Times best-selling children’s book, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip (illustrated by Lane Smith), which has won major children’s literature prizes in Italy and the Netherlands.

Saunders's third collection of stories, In Persuasion Nation, will be published by in April 2006. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University.
WORLD VOICES EVENTS
Friday, April 28 at 6:00
Benetton Young Writers Series: Etgar Keret & George Saunders

Friday, April 28 at 4:00
Just the Facts: Truth & the Internet
Saunders Online
Read "The Stuff of Fiction," in The New York Times Magazine. >>More

Read his essay "Chicago Christmas, 1984" in The New Yorker. >>More

Read his story "Commcomm" in The New Yorker. >>More

Read Robert Birnbaum's interview with Saunders. >>More

Read the Beatrice interview. >>More

Read the GutCult interview. >>More
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