| Record Number |
890280 |
| ISBN |
9798885782784 (hardback) |
| Author |
Saunders, George, 1958- author. |
| Title |
Liberation Day : stories / George Saunders. |
| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Publisher/Date |
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022. |
| ©2022. |
| Pagination etc. |
327 pages (large print) ; 22 cm. |
| Contents note |
Liberation Day -- The Mom of Bold Action -- Love Letter -- A Thing at Work -- Sparrow -- Ghoul -- Mother's Day -- Elliot Spencer -- My House. |
| Summary Note |
These nine subversive, profound, and essential stories encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, fantasy and reality. They explore ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cut to the heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. "Love Letter" is a tender missive from grandfather to grandson. "Ghoul" follows the exploits of morally complex character named Brian. In "Mother's Day", two woman come to existential reckoning in a hailstorm. In "Elliott Spencer," the eighty-nine-year-old protagonist finds himself brainwashed - and deployed as a political protestor. "My House" come to terms with the haunting nature of unfulfilled dreams and the inevitability of decay. Together, these stories coalesce into a case for viewing the world with generosity and clear-eyed attention - even in the most absurd circumstances. |
| Subject |
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction |
| Amusement parks -- Fiction |
| Brainwashing -- Fiction |
| Large type books |
| Short stories. |
| Shelf Location |
LP SAUN |
