NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER-NATIONALBOOKAWARDFINALIST-NAMEDONEOFTIME’STENBESTFICTIONBOOKSOFTHEDECADE-NAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEDECADEBYENTERTAINMENTWEEKLYANDBUZZFEED-NAMEDONEOFTHETENBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYTHENEWYORKTIMESBOOKREVIEWNAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYPeople-TheNewYorkTimesMagazine-NPR-EntertainmentWeekly-NewYork-TheTelegraph-BuzzFeed-KirkusReviews-BookPage-ShelfAwarenessIncludesanextendedconversationwithDavidSedarisOneofthemostimportantandblazinglyoriginalwritersofhisgeneration,GeorgeSaundersisanundisputedmasteroftheshortstory,andTenthofDecemberishismosthonest,accessible,andmovingcollectionyet.Inthetautopener,“VictoryLap,“aboywitnessestheattemptedabductionofthegirlnextdoorandisfacedwithaharrowingchoice:Doesheignorewhathesees,oroverrideyearsofsmotheringadvicefromhisparentsandact?In“Home,“acombat-damagedsoldiermovesbackinwithhismotherandstrugglestoreconciletheworldheleftwiththeonetowhichhehasreturned.Andinthetitlestory,astunningmeditationonimagination,memory,andloss,amiddle-agedcancerpatientwalksintothewoodstocommitsuicide,onlytoencounteratroubledyoungboywho,overthecourseofafatefulmorning,givesthedyingmanafinalchancetorecallwhohereallyis.Ahapless,deludedownerofanantiquesstore;twomothersstrugglingtodotherightthing;ateenagegirlwhoseidealismischallengedbyabrutalbrushwithreality;amantormentedbyaseriesofpharmaceuticalexperimentsthatforcehimtolust,tolove,tokill--theunforgettablecharactersthatpopulatethepagesofTenthofDecemberarevividlyandlovinglyinfusedwithSaunders’ssignatureblendofexuberantprose,deephumanity,andstylisticinnovation.Writingbrilliantlyandprofoundlyaboutclass,sex,love,loss,work,despair,andwar,Saunderscutstothecoreofthecontemporaryexperience.Thesestoriestakeonthebigquestionsandexplorethefaultlinesofourownmorality,delvingintothequestionsofwhatmakesusgoodandwhatmakesushuman.Unsettling,insightful,andhilarious,thestoriesinTenthofDecember--throughtheirmanicenergy,theirfocusonwhatisredeemableinhumanbeings,andtheirgenerosityofspirit--notonlyentertainanddelight;theyfulfillChekhov’sdictumthatartshould“prepareusfortenderness.“GEORGESAUNDERSWASNAMEDONEOFTHE100MOSTINFLUENTIALPEOPLEINTHEWORLDBYTIMEMAGAZINE
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