George Saunders

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George Saunders

5 books0 series

George Saunders is the author of nine books, including Tenth of December, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and won the inaugural Folio Prize (for the best work of fiction in English) and the Story Prize (best short story collection). He has received MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellows…

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George Saunders is the author of nine books, including Tenth of December, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and won the inaugural Folio Prize (for the best work of fiction in English) and the Story Prize (best short story collection). He has received MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, the PEN/Malamud Prize for excellence in the short story, and was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2013, he was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine. He teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Syracuse University.

AUTHOR CAREER

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1996–20265 cataloged publications

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THE AUTHOR’S WRITING

Writing profile

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Main classification

Fantasy2 (40%)
Science Fiction3 (60%)

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Genres and themes

Fantasy3 / 5 books
Science Fiction3 / 5 books
Mainstream3 / 5 books
Dystopia1 / 5 books
Magical Realism1 / 5 books