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In Persuasion Nation

In Persuasion Nation

From the #1Â New York TimesÂ bestsellingÂ author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novelÂ Lincoln in the BardoÂ and the story collectionÂ Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.

Talking candy bars, baby geniuses, disappointed mothers, castrated dogs, interned teenagers, and moral fablesâ‚¬"all in this hilarious and heartbreaking collection from an author hailed as the heir to Kurt Vonnegut and Thomas Pynchon.
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"The first thing you ought to know is that Saunders is the funniest writer in America... [But] Saunders's laughs are a cover, a diversion, beneath which reside some profoundly serious intentions regarding the morality of how we live and hte power of love and immanent death to transform us into vastly better creatures... I can't think of another writer who would try to do what Saunders is doing, or anything close to it. This is an important book."â‚¬"The Nation

"Saunders is a hilarious, wicked, and pitch-perfect satirist of our times, of course, but for a satirist he has a whole lot of heart."â‚¬"Esquire
Country USA
Brand Riverhead Books
Manufacturer Riverhead Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781594482427
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2007-03-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594482427

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