Saunders teaches creative writing at Syracuse and is known primarily for his short stories. Like much of Saunders’s fiction, Bardo uses an idiosyncratic premise to say something disarmingly life-affirming.

The novel’s depiction of a president in anguish-both for his son and for his warring nation-is touchingly humane, as is the narration by the novel’s two ghostly protagonists (one of whom has a “tremendous member” and died before he could consummate his marriage) who linger in the cemetery. Bardo finds a grieving Abraham Lincoln, in February 1862, roaming the graveyard at night in the wake of his son Willie’s death. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here.Īny changes made can be done at any time and will become effective at the end of the trial period, allowing you to retain full access for 4 weeks, even if you downgrade or cancel.When last we met George Saunders, we were set down in Washington D.C.’s Oak Hill Cemetery, the site of his Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo, published in 2017. You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for $69 per month.įor cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section.

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