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The Book Show #1286 - George Saunders

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published March 12, 2013 at 3:06 PM EDT

    George Saunders is renowned for his six collections of short stories, novellas, and his non-fiction essays.

His most recent work, Tenth of December: Stories

, was reviewed for The New York Time Magazine with the headline: "George Saunders has written the best book you’ll read this year."

The collected stories are dark yet funny, desperate yet hopeful.
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