George Saunders
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George Saunders is an acclaimed American writer known for his inventive short stories, satirical style, and the Booker Prize–winning novel "Lincoln in the Bardo."
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essayist
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ professor ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Booker Prize
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Folio Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ PEN/Malamud Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Story Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-12-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Colorado School of Mines
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Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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satire ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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satire ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWrittenForm |
children's book
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essay collection ⓘ novel ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Russian literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | George Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | Won the 2017 Booker Prize for Lincoln in the Bardo ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline NERFINISHED ⓘ Congratulations, by the way NERFINISHED ⓘ In Persuasion Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln in the Bardo NERFINISHED ⓘ Pastoralia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenth of December NERFINISHED ⓘ The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
fiction writer
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non-fiction writer ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amarillo, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Syracuse, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
experimental
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satirical ⓘ |
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