George Saunders

George Saunders
Biografske informacije
Nacionalnost	američko
Obrazovanje
Zanimanje	pisac novela, novinar, nastavnik
Inspiracija
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)

Vanjske veze

• Official website at saunderssaunderssaunders.com.
• Staff profiles Arhivirano 2007-08-07 na Wayback Machine-u 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 Arhivirano 2008-02-22 na Wayback Machine-u 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 Arhivirano 2008-03-12 na Wayback Machine-u at Ink via Powell's Books.
• Brief Saunders Q&A Arhivirano 2007-09-28 na Wayback Machine-u upon publication of In Persuasion Nation.