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George
Saunders was awarded a MacArthur
"Genius" Grant in 2006 for "bring[ing] to contemporary
American fiction a sense of humor, pathos, and literary style
all his own.".He is the author of three collections of short
stories, In Persuasion Nation, Pastoralia, and
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, and the novella The Brief
and Frightening Reign of Phil. He also wrote a children’s
book, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, which was
a New York Times bestseller. In 2000, The New Yorker
named him one of the “Best Writers Under 40.”
His work appears regularly in The New Yorker, Harper’s,
and GQ. Saunders teaches at Syracuse University. LA
Weekly (with an excellent illustration of George) Powells
Comedian and After Dinner Speaker: Over 30 years experience in show business; After Dinner, Sporting and Corporate events; Able to work squeaky clean and p.c.; Plus "Strictly Men Only" or anything in between. And the proud owner of the prime George Saunders URL. It's just a nickname, but we insist that it counts. A consultant, application systems specialist, and digital photographer for the Washington State Department of Transportation -- on a self-professed eclectic, personal search for the Meaning of Life. Coordinator of the Citywide Church Network, Muncie, Indiana and Delaware County Petroleum Products Pricing Commissioner
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