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Mar282007

SaundersLand

DateWednesday, March 28, 2007 at 10:15AM

pastoralia.jpg George Saunders is a genius.
Hey, don't trust me - the MacArthur Foundation gave him a 500,000 buck grant saying so (these are often called the genius grant). And he received a Guggenheim fellowship on top of that. Not bad for a guy who writes about stone-age theme parks and countries so small only one person at a time can live there.

He is also my favorite modern short story writer. My story The De-Organization of Bob was written when I was deep into a couple of his books. I can't say enough about the wonders of this guy. He has created his own genre: Theme Park Satire. I see why he gets compared to Twain and Vonnegut, but he really is his own unique voice.

If you visit woofreakinhoo as a writer read this recent interview with Mr. Genius, over at powellbooks.
Then go buy one of his books. Quick, run to that bookstore.

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