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George Saunders: Tenth of December, Part Two

In this second interview, George Saunders delves further into the dark-comic twists and turns of his recent short story collection. (Part 2 of 2)

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By Michael Silverblatt • Feb 21, 2013 • 28m Listen

In this second interview,

George Saunders delves further into the dark-comic twists and turns of his recent short story collection,

Tenth of December (Random House). Saunders talks about the place of humor and irony in his writing, and ways fiction can respond to the current degraded state of life in America. (

Part One)

Read an excerpt from Tenth of December.

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