George Saunders
American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1958 · age 67
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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2023Library of Congress Prize for American FictionAward2017Booker PrizeAward2014The Writers' PrizeAward2013PEN/Malamud AwardAward2006Guggenheim FellowshipAwardMacArthur Fellows ProgramAwardWorld Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAward1994National Magazine AwardAward1958Born2 December 1958
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Born 1958 · age 67
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Angela KinseyAlso in Adams (2019)
Naomi KleinBoth received National Magazine Award
Dan SimmonsBoth received World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
Sherman AlexieBoth received PEN/Malamud Award
Colm TóibínBoth received The Writers' Prize
Denis JohnsonBoth received Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction