Green Apple Books presents author George Saunders May 10, 2006

George Saunders has earned enthusiastic acclaim and a devoted cult following with his first two story collections and the recent novella The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil. With his new book, In Persuasion Nation, Saunders ups the ante in every way, and is poised to break out to a wide new audience.

The stories of In Persuasion Nation are his best work yet. "The Red Bow," about a town consumed by pet-killing hysteria, won a 2004 National Magazine Award and "Bohemians," the story of two supposed Eastern European widows trying to fit in in suburban USA, is included in The Best American Short Stories 2005. His new book includes both unpublished work and stories that first appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, and Esquire.

?Mr. Saunders writes like the illegitimate offspring of Nathanael West and Kurt Vonnegut. His satiric vision of America is dark and demented; it is also ferocious and very funny.? ? Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

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