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Podcast: Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry
Episode: George Saunders : Tenth of December
Description: âGeorge Saunders Has Written the Best Book Youâll Read All Year,â declared the cover of the New York Times Magazine several weeks ago. Since then, the world has rushed to agree that Saundersâ new story collection, Tenth of December, is a remarkable literary achievement.
âGeorge Saunders is a complete original, unlike anyone else, thank godâand yet still he manages to be the rightful heir to three other complete American originalsâBarthelme (the lyricism, the playfulness), Vonnegut (the outrage, the wit, the scope), and Twain (the common sense, the exasperation). There is no author I recommend to people more...