George Saunders

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American writer (born 1958)

United States WritersBorn 1958 · age 67

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George Saunders is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Booker Prize. Saunders's short stories have been published as several collections, including CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996) and Tenth of December: Stories (2013).

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George Saunders receiving the National Book Foundation's 2025 Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL).

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2023Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

2017Booker Prize

2014The Writers' Prize

2013PEN/Malamud Award

2006Guggenheim Fellowship

2006MacArthur Fellows Program

2006World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction

1994National Magazine Award

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Pat MoritaAlso in American Ninja 5 (1993)

Will SassoAlso in Malicious (1995)

James LewAlso in Mission of Justice (1992)

Brion JamesAlso in Scanner Cop (1994)

John VernonAlso in Malicious (1995)

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