Civilwarland in bad decline: stories and a novella, paperback/george saunders

Since its publication in 1996, George Saunderss debut collection has grown in esteem from a cherished cult classic to a masterpiece of the form, inspiring an entire generation of writers along the way.

In six stories and a novella, Saunders hatches an unforgettable cast of characters, each struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world.

With a new introduction by Joshua Ferris and a new authors note by Saunders himself, this edition is essential reading for those seeking to discover or revisit a virtuosic, disturbingly prescient voice.

Praise for George Saunders and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline -Its no exaggeration to say that short story master George Saunders helped change the trajectory of American fiction.

- -- The Wall Street Journal -Saunderss satiric vision of America is dark and demented; its also ferocious and very funny.

- --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times -George Saunders is a writer of arresting brilliance and originality, with a sure sense of his material and apparently inexhaustible resources of voice.

CivilWarLand in Bad Decline ] is scary, hilarious, and unforgettable.

- --Tobias Wolff -Saunders makes the all-but-impossible look effortless.

- --Jonathan Franzen -Not since Twain has America produced a satirist this funny.

- --Zadie Smith -An astoundingly tuned voice--graceful, dark, authentic, and funny--telling just the kinds of stories we need to get us through these times.

- --Thomas Pynchon.