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Autographed Set of George Saunders Books + Skinny Vinny Tote

Item Number
302
Estimated Value
250 USD
Opening Bid
100 USD

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Item Description

Carry around the hillariously brilliant stories and essays of author George Saunders in style. This lot includes the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" and New Yorker mainstay's critically-acclaimed collections CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1997), Pastoralia (2001), In Persuasion Nation (2007), and The Braindead Megaphone (2007), all of which have been autographed by the author. Comes with a light gray canvas tote, courtesy of Skinny Vinny and valued at $100.  

More about George Saunders:

George Saunders is a New York Times bestselling American writer of short stories, essays, novellas and children's books. His writing has appeared in The New YorkerHarper'sMcSweeney's and GQ, among other publications. He also contributed a weekly column, American Psyche, to the weekend magazine of The Guardian’s Saturday edition until October 2008.

A professor at Syracuse University, Saunders won the National Magazine Award for fiction in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and second prize in the O. Henry Awards in 1997. His first story collection, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, was a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award. In 2006 Saunders received a MacArthur Fellowship. In 2006 he won the World Fantasy Award for his short story "CommComm". His story collection In Persuasion Nation was a finalist for The Story Prize in 2007.

More about Skinny Vinny tote:

Wingbat light gray tote with large convenient zipper pockets. Button closure for main compartment. Composed of heavy-duty canvas for constant use. Dimensions: 13” x 5” x 15”

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