{"product_id":"in-persuasion-nation-9781594482427","title":"In Persuasion Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e and the story collection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Talking candy bars, baby geniuses, disappointed mothers, castrated dogs, interned teenagers, and moral fables--all in this hilarious and heartbreaking collection from an author hailed as the heir to Kurt Vonnegut and Thomas Pynchon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first thing you ought to know is that Saunders is the funniest writer in America...  But] Saunders's laughs are a cover, a diversion, beneath which reside some profoundly serious intentions regarding the morality of how we live and the power of love and immanent death to transform us into vastly better creatures... I can't think of another writer who would try to do what Saunders is doing, or anything close to it. This is an important book.--\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Saunders is a hilarious, wicked, and pitch-perfect satirist of our times, of course, but for a satirist he has a whole lot of heart.--\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2317070\"\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594482427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159448242X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC016000\"\u003eHumorous | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC052000\"\u003eSatire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is the Man Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIn Persuasion Nation\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePastoralia\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCivilWarLand in Bad Decline\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Braindead Megaphone\u003c\/i\u003e; and a children's book, \u003ci\u003eThe Very Persistent Gappers of Frip\u003c\/i\u003e. His work appears regularly in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2006, he was awarded a MacArthur Foundation genius grant. In 2000, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003enamed him one of the Best Writers Under 40. He is a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. He teaches at Syracuse University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701652754669,"sku":"9781594482427","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4cd87b36-be55-4960-ab7e-1b61555bf694.jpg?v=1649951427","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/in-persuasion-nation-9781594482427","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}