{"product_id":"lincoln-in-the-bardo-paperback","title":"Lincoln in the Bardo - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE - A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"devastatingly moving\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) first novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and invented\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - One of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years - One of \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Novels of the Decade \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e] demonstrates that even the unspeakable--civil war, familial grief--can be named through a close, humanizing narrative voice.\"--Amanda Gorman for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \"25 Books That Capture This American Moment\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFebruary 1862. With the Civil War less than one year old, President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies gravely ill. In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns, alone, to the crypt several times to hold his boy's body. From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story that breaks free of its realistic framework into a thrilling, supernatural realm, deploying a kaleidoscopic, theatrical panorama of voices--living and dead, historical and invented--to ask a timeless question: How do we live and love when we know that everything we love must end?\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, USA Today, \u003c\/i\u003eand Maureen Corrigan, NPR - One of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's Ten Best Novels of the Year - One of \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of the Year\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight books, including the story collections \u003ci\u003ePastoralia \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Tenth of December, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has received fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 2006 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. In 2013 he was awarded the PEN\/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and was included in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's list of the one hundred most influential people in the world. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52553783083301,"sku":"9780812985405","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/5FwI-VCjSj9780812985405.webp?v=1781353979","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/lincoln-in-the-bardo-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}