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Pastoralia

by George Saunders

American life, refracted through the strange

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    One of The New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

    Included among the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.

  • Author recognition

    Author described as a #1 New York Times bestselling author

    Described as a #1 New York Times bestselling author; the passage associates this achievement with the novel Linc...

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American life, refracted through the strange

Pastoralia gathers short stories set in a distorted yet recognizable American landscape. The collection’s framing suggests a mix of absurdity and unease, bringing comic and unsettling elements into the same view of contemporary life. Its stories are presented as inventive examinations of familiar surroundings made strange, with “Sea Oak” among the pieces included. The result is a collection centered on the tensions between the everyday and the surreal, rather than a single continuous plot.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking a short-story collection rather than a novel
  • Readers interested in fiction that combines comic and unsettling views of American life
  • Readers looking for stories that make familiar settings feel strange

Themes

American lifeAbsurdity and uneaseThe everyday made strange

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Book overview

A stunning collection including the story "Sea Oak," from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo and the story collection Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.

One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

Hailed by Thomas Pynchon as "graceful, dark, authentic, and funny," George Saunders gives us, in his inventive and beloved voice, this bestselling collection of stories set against a warped, hilarious, and terrifyingly recognizable American landscape.
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