George Saunders
1958 – present · b. Amarillo
United States
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Biography
George Saunders 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).
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Awards
- Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (2023)No list
- Heartland Prize (2018)No list
- Booker Prize (2017)No list
- The Writers' Prize (2014)No list
- PEN/Malamud Award (2013)No list
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction (2006)No list
- MacArthur Fellows Program (2006)No list
- Guggenheim Fellowship (2006)No list
Education
- Colorado School of Mines
- Syracuse University
- Oak Forest High School
