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Since its publication in 1996, George Saunderss debut collection has grown in esteem from a cherished cult classic to a masterpiece of the form, inspiring an entire generation of writers along the way. In six stories and a novella, Saunders hatches an unforgettable cast of characters, each struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. With a new introduction by Joshua Ferris and a new authors note by Saunders himself, this edition is essential reading for those seeking to discover or revisit a virtuosic, disturbingly prescient voice.

Praise for George Saunders and CivilWarLand in Bad Decline

Its no exaggeration to say that short story master George Saunders helped change the trajectory of American fiction.The Wall Street Journal

Saunderss satiric vision of America is dark and demented; its also ferocious and very funny.Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

George Saunders is a writer of arresting brilliance and originality, with a sure sense of his material and apparently inexhaustible resources of voice. [CivilWarLand in Bad Decline] is scary, hilarious, and unforgettable.Tobias Wolff

Saunders makes the all-but-impossible look effortless.Jonathan Franzen

Not since Twain has America produced a satirist this funny.Zadie Smith

An astoundingly tuned voicegraceful, dark, authentic, and funnytelling just the kinds of stories we need to get us through these times.Thomas Pynchon