Biography of George Saunders


Study Guides on Works by George Saunders

In Persuasion Nation is a short story collection that is full of 12 stories by George Saunders. The stories included were published in different forms, all that which include The New Yorker, Harper’s, Esquire, and McSweeney's. The stories have...

In 1862, during his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln's beloved son, Willie, passed away, and was interred in the crypt at Oak Hill Cemetery in the Georgetown area of Washington D.C. The President was consumed by grief, and had been known to go into the...

Published in 2000, Pastoralia is George Saunders's second short story collection. Like its predecessor, it was highly celebrated, being ranked the fifth-greatest book of all time by literary magazine The Millions.

Pastoralia is comprised of (many...