Short Stories on the Wild Side: George Saunders (7 Weeks).
W 2021

George Saunders is a contemporary writer offering piercing insight into our modern culture and our private longings.  We will explore his world of funny, scary, subversive, magical, surreal, sometimes sad, unforgettable short stories.  Saunders has written more than twenty short stories for The New Yorker and won the 2017 Man-Booker prize.  He is a Professor at Syracuse University. 

1. Sea Oak, and Winky, both from Pastoralia, and Sticks, from Tenth of December.

2. Pastoralia, from Pastoralia, and Al Roosten, from Tenth of December.

3. Victory Lap, and Escape from Spiderhead, from Tenth of December.

4. The Semplica Girl Diaries, and Puppy, from Tenth of December.

5. Tenth of December and Home, from Tenth of December.

6. Jon, from The New Yorker, Jan 27, 2003, and Mother’s Day, from The New Yorker, Feb 1, 2016.

7. Who are All These Trump Voters, from The New Yorker, July 4, 2016, and Love Letter, from The New Yorker, March 30, 2020.

Jon, The New Yorker Jan 27, 2003, available free online at Openculture.com

Mothers day, The New Yorker, Feb 1, 2016, and Love Letter, The New Yorker, March 30, 2020

Pastoralia by George Saunders, Riverhead Books, 2000.

The Tenth of December by George Saunders, Random House, 2013.