Tag Archives | George Saunders

George Saunders’ Endearing Fox 8, Postmodernism Fiction, Italo Calvino’s Lightness, Propositions, and so on.

By on October 28, 2017 in Fiction

I have been teaching a lot of foxes this semester and murder. I should say that by now I shouldn’t really be surprised how my workshop classes end up experimenting with murder, mystery and light-heartedness, yet still, I’m often amazed by how much beauty and brokenness emerges from the stories we read and write.   After concluding […]

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California Summer 2017

By on July 31, 2017 in Personal Essay/Narrative

30 days on a houseboat in Sausalito, California The word that sums up my time is Immersion, not just my work but everything around me. A few days after I arrive, I’m all in, a sweet spot to be. Wide windows bring in light, beauty and joy. I’m wrapped in light as I revise my […]

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2013 might be the year of the short story

By on May 23, 2013 in Fiction, News

Fresh air: short story authors have garnered world attention this year, and made a mark in International Literature. January started with George Saunders’ “Tenth of December,” topping the list: “the best book you will read this year” a change from previous “best books” having been mostly novels. But btw: publishers will still insist that the […]

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Reading David Sedaris

By on October 29, 2011 in Fiction, Profile

When David Sedaris came to read as part of Syracuse University lecture series, I didn’t know he was a household name. Isn’t discovery one of the pleasures of being in another culture/place? The event was widely publicized, free tickets and all, and that made me do the typical nowadays: google him. Time for the reading, […]

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