{"product_id":"pastoralia-used-paperback-george-saunders","title":"Pastoralia (Used Paperback) - George Saunders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis remarkable first collection of stories was hailed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e as \"the debut of an exciting new voice in fiction.\" Garrison Keillor called him wildly funny, pure, generous--all that a great humorist should be.\" With this new collection, George Saunders takes us even further into the shocking, uproarious and oddly familiar landscape of his imagination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe stories in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePastoralia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e are set in a slightly skewed version of America, where elements of contemporary life have been merged, twisted, and amplified, casting their absurdity-and our humanity-in a startling new light. Whether he writes a gothic morality tale in which a male exotic dancer is haunted by his maiden aunt from beyond the grave, or about a self-help guru who tells his followers his mission is to discover who's been \"crapping in your oatmeal,\" Saunders's stories are both indelibly strange and vividly real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorge Saunders has been identified as a writer in the tradition of Mark Twain, Thomas Pynchon, and Kurt Vonnegut--\"a savage satirist with a sentimental streak,\" said \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. In this new collection, Saunders brings greater wisdom and maturity to the worldview he established with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCivilWarLand in Bad Decline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, leaving no doubt about his place as the brilliant successor to these writers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e0421BU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"REACH Literacy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44055818961120,"sku":"Classics","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0431\/0794\/2562\/files\/415230.jpg?v=1686952854","url":"https:\/\/reachareader.com\/products\/pastoralia-used-paperback-george-saunders","provider":"Reach Literacy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}