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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline is a book of short stories and a novella by the American writer George Saunders. Published in 1996, it was Saunders's first book. Many of the stories initially appeared in different forms in various magazines, including Kenyon Review, Harper's, The New Yorker and Quarterly West.
- George Saunders
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- 1996
- January 16, 1996
16 de jan. de 1996 · Civilwarland In Bad Decline, his first collection of stories, paints a grim portrait of a near-future filled with everything from economic collapse, murderous CEO’s, moral degradation on a mass scale, and a world dominated (or enslaved) by the rich, callous and self-absorbed.
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A collection of satirical stories by George Saunders that critique late American capitalist consumer culture. The title story features a CivilWar-era themepark where a psychotic ex-soldier kills visitors and employees.
About CivilWarLand in Bad Decline. Since its publication in 1996, George Saunders’s debut collection has grown in esteem from a cherished cult classic to a masterpiece of the form, inspiring an entire generation of writers along the way. In six stories and a novella, Saunders hatches an unforgettable cast of characters, each struggling to ...
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3 de nov. de 2023 · A collection of six short stories and a novella by George Saunders, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline explores themes of guilt, societal decay, and powerlessness. The stories are satirical and absurd, often from the perspective of an "underdog" narrator who faces challenges and dilemmas in a dystopian world. The title story is about a theme park security guard who dies in a fire.
10 de nov. de 2021 · 244 pages ; 20 cm. Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1996. CivilWarLand in bad decline -- Isabelle -- The wavemaker falters -- The 400-pound CEO -- Offloading for Mrs. Schwartz -- Downtrodden Mary's failed campaign of terror -- Bounty. Access-restricted-item.
1 de fev. de 1997 · CivilWarLand in Bad Decline. Paperback – February 1, 1997. From the New York Times bestselling author of Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction, and the novel Lincoln in the Bardo. Six short stories and a novella.
- George Saunders
