George Saunders

George Saunders
Osnovni podaci
Zanimanje	pisac novela, novinar, nastavnik
Nacionalnost	američko
Djelo
Uticaj od Kurt Vonnegut, John Steinbeck

George Saunders (2.12. 1958.-) je američki književnik. Njegova djela su objavljivana u časopisima kao što su The New Yorker, Harper's i GQ, a redovno objavljuje kolumnu American Psycheu subotnjem prilogu The Guardiana. Trenutno predaje na Univerzitetu Syracusea, a dobitnik je brojnih književnih priznanja.

Djela mu se uglavnom bave suvremenim konzumerizmom i korporativnom kulturom.

Knjige

• CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1996) (zbirka priča)
• Pastoralia (2000) (zbirka priča)
• The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip (2000) (basna)
• The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil (2005) (pripovjetka)
• In Persuasion Nation (2006) (zbirka priča)
• The Braindead Megaphone (2007) (publicistika)

External links

• Official website at saunderssaunderssaunders.com.
• Staff profiles at Syracuse University website.
• The Guardian Weekend magazine, where Saunders' column American Psyche appears each week.
• George Saunders Land, a comprehensive fan website.
• Saunders reads "The 400 Pound CEO" on the This American Life radio program.
• Saunders editorial about guest-editing Guernica magazine.
• Saunders interview in Guernica magazine.
• Saunders interview on public radio program The Sound of Young America, with bonus reading from In Persuasion Nation.
• Hilarious Saunders Q&A at Ink via Powell's Books.
• Brief Saunders Q&A upon publication of In Persuasion Nation.