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This months book club pick is tenth of december by george saunders one of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, george saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and tenth of december is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet. Listen to the audio book clubs discussion of tenth of december. Read the book and join us for a conversation in august. Next month, slates audio book club will discuss the girls by emma cline. Today the catholic book club begins its discussion of tenth of december by george saunders thanks to those who have already posted. This is a video my friend katie and i did for our english class. Tenth of december by george saunders city of thieves by david benioff the sun also rises by ernest hemingway. Stories and millions of other books are available for instant access. Laura miller, alex barasch, and gabriel roth discuss the new novel by alan hollinghurst, the sparsholt affair, a multigenerational saga about gay life. Im an audio lover, but you have to read this one to get the jokes. The centerpiece of the ballyhoo was a new york times magazine profile pronouncing it. His latest collection of short stories is tenth of december. Read the book and join us for a conversation in february. Read the book club selections and then listen in as our critics hold lively and sometimes heated debates about the works.
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George saunders becomes first winner of uks newest. These are all the books that have been discussed on the podcast as of january 2017. George saunders is known for such literary achievements as tenth of december and. A club to explore a collection of short stories or essays from writers new and established. George saunders, one of the most important and original writers of his generation, and an undisputed master of the short story, reads from and discusses the new paperback edition of his bestselling. Time out new york tenth of december, the latest collection of short fiction by george saunders, revives the unique comedic poignancy of his best. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Tenth of december by george saunders, 2011 the magic trick. The audio book club on tenth of december slate magazine. You may know actress jenny slate from her role as monalisa saperstein on. An essay, a digital comic, short stories, and a parenting. Fb discuss photo courtesy the author george saunders has written the best book youll read this year.
The american writer george saunders was eulogised by david foster wallace, whose irreverence and humour he shares, and jonathan franzen and zadie smith are also fans. With an introduction from the new york times by joel lovell. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. It may be, in fact, his most consistently engaging book since his first, civilwarland. The strongest section of the book is when the main characters are. George saunders was described as an exceptional first winner of the folio prize. George saunders latest collection of short stories, tenth of december, has garnered much acclaim in the past month.
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