{"product_id":"george-saunders-civilwarland-in-bad-decline-9780812987683","title":"Civilwarland in Bad Decline","description":"Since its publication in 1996, George Saunders's 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 author's 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 \"It's no exaggeration to say that short story master George Saunders helped change the trajectory of American fiction.\"-The Wall Street Journal \"Saunders's satiric vision of America is dark and demented; it's 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","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53684763099478,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9780812987683_1.jpg?v=1778852898","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/george-saunders-civilwarland-in-bad-decline-9780812987683","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}