Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored.
George Saunders Quotes
It's funny with fiction - once you cut something, it hasn't happened anymore.
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| Birth: | 2nd December, 1958 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Essayist, Journalist, Professor, Writer |
About
George Saunders was born in Amarillo, Texas, USA. He is an American short story writer, journalist, essayist, and professor. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's and GQ. He also contributed a weekly column, American Psyche, to the weekend magazine of The Guardian until October 2008. He received a B.S. in geophysical engineering from Colorado School of Mines in 1981. He was awarded an M.A. in creative writing from Syracuse University in 1988. since 1997, he serves as a professor of creative writing at Syracuse University. He has written several short stories collection including CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Pastoralia, In Persuasion Nation, and Tenth of December. He has written The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip( children's book) and The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil(novella). He has written The Braindead Megaphone(essay collection). He won the National Magazine Award, World Fantasy Award, PEN/Malamud Award, Story Prize, and Folio Prize. In 2006, he received a MacArthur Fellowship. In 2013, he was a finalist for the National Book Award.
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