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001			on1310038972
003			OCoLC
005			20221027141450.0
008			220408t20222022nyu 000 j eng
010			_a 2022003810
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019			_a1310471757
020			_a9780525509592 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0525509593 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9780593594933 _q(international edition)
020			_a0593594932 _q(international edition)
035			_a(OCoLC)1310038972 _z(OCoLC)1310471757
042			_apcc
092			_aSAUNDERS _bGEORGE
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _eauthor. _98289
240	1	0	_aLiberation day (Compilation)
245	1	0	_aLiberation day : _bstories / _cGeorge Saunders.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bRandom House, _c[2022]
264		4	_c©2022
300			_a233 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
505	0	0	_tLiberation day -- _tThe mom of bold action -- _tLove letter -- _tA thing at work -- _tSparrow -- _tGhoul -- _tMother's Day -- _tElliot Spencer -- _tMy house.
520			_a"The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose--wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned--Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy and brutal reality. 'Love Letter' is a tender missive from grandfather to grandson, in the midst of a dystopian political situation in the not-too-distant future, that reminds us of our obligations to our ideals, ourselves, and each other. 'Ghoul' is set in a Hell-themed section of an underground amusement park in Colorado, and follows the exploits of a lonely, morally complex character named Brian, who comes to question everything he takes for granted about his 'reality.' In 'Mother's Day, ' two women who loved the same man come to an existential reckoning in the middle of a hailstorm. And in 'Elliott Spencer, ' our eighty-nine-year-old protagonist finds himself brainwashed--his memory 'scraped'--a victim of a scheme in which poor, vulnerable people are reprogrammed and deployed as political protesters. Together, these nine subversive, profound, and essential stories coalesce into a case for viewing the world with the same generosity and clear-eyed attention as Saunders does, even in the most absurd of circumstances"-- _cProvided by publisher
655		7	_aShort stories. _2lcgft _91945
700	1	2	_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _tLiberation day
700	1	2	_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _tMom of bold action.
700	1	2	_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _tLove letter.
700	1	2	_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _tThing at work.
700	1	2	_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _tSparrow.
700	1	2	_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _tGhoul.
700	1	2	_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _tMother's Day.
700	1	2	_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _tElliot Spencer.
700	1	2	_aSaunders, George, _d1958- _tMy house.
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