{"product_id":"civilwarland-in-bad-decline","title":"George Saunders: Civilwarland In Bad Decline [2016] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE 2017 MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eLINCOLN IN THE BARDO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his first collection, George Saunders' vision of our near future is as black and funny as you can get. He takes us on a trip to the shopping malls and theme parks and enviromental hazards that lie just around the chronological corner, introducing us to a gang of misfits and losers struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. Bizarre but familiar, fierce but always humane, these are stunningly original stories by a master of the form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Saunders is a morally passionate, serious writer, who perfectly expresses the madness of the times we live in. He will be read long after these times have passed' Zadie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He makes the all-but-impossible look effortless. We're lucky to have him' Jonathan Franzen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is no-one better, no-one more essential' Dave Eggers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saunders, George","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":53359351857491,"sku":"XG81784871291","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":50536224883027,"sku":"XV81784871291","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/saunders-george-civilwarland-in-bad-decline-xv81784871291-1145526812.jpg?v=1741388136","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/civilwarland-in-bad-decline","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}