In Persuasion Nation
by George Saunders
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 159448242X
- ISBN 13
- 9781594482427
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Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of Tenth of December , a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. Talking candy bars, baby geniuses, disappointed mothers, castrated dogs, interned teenagers, and moral fablesall in this hilarious and heartbreaking collection from an author hailed as the heir to Kurt Vonnegut and Thomas Pynchon. "The first thing you ought to know is that Saunders is the funniest writer in America... [But] Saunders's laughs are a cover, a diversion, beneath which reside some profoundly serious intentions regarding the morality of how we live and hte power of love and immanent death to transform us into vastly better creatures... I can't think of another writer who would try to do what Saunders is doing, or anything close to it. This is an important book." The Nation "Saunders is a hilarious, wicked, and pitch-perfect satirist of our times, of course, but for a satirist he has a whole lot of heart." Esquire
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- Bookseller
- Book People (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45944
- Title
- In Persuasion Nation
- Author
- George Saunders
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 159448242X
- ISBN 13
- 9781594482427
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- March 2007
- Pages
- 256
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