George Saunders
George Saunders is an acclaimed American writer known for his short stories, essays, novellas, and novels. He is a professor in the creative writing program at Syracuse University and has received numerous honors, including a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the 2025 National Book Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. His novel 'Lincoln in the Bardo' won the 2017 Booker Prize.
Awards
['Booker Prize (2017)', 'National Book Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (2025)', 'MacArthur Fellowship (2006)', 'Guggenheim Fellowship (2006)', 'PEN/Malamud Award (2013)', 'Folio Prize (2014)', 'The Story Prize (2014)']
Notable Works
['Lincoln in the Bardo', 'Tenth of December', 'CivilWarLand in Bad Decline', 'Pastoralia', 'A Swim in a Pond in the Rain', 'Liberation Day', 'Vigil']
