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George Saunders

George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer. He is best known for his short stories and his novel ''Lincoln in the Bardo'' (2017), which won the Booker Prize. Saunders' short stories have been published as several collections, including ''CivilWarLand in Bad Decline'' (1996) and ''Tenth of December: Stories'' (2013).

A professor at Syracuse University, Saunders won the National Magazine Award for fiction in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and second prize in the O. Henry Awards in 1997. His first story collection, ''CivilWarLand in Bad Decline'', was a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award. In 2006, Saunders received a MacArthur Fellowship and won the World Fantasy Award for his short story "CommComm".

His story collection ''In Persuasion Nation'' was a finalist for The Story Prize in 2007. In 2013, he won the PEN/Malamud Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. ''Tenth of December: Stories'' won The Story Prize for short-story collections and the inaugural (2014) Folio Prize. Provided by Wikipedia