![]() ![]() in creative writing from Syracuse University. Raised in the suburbs of Chicago, he received his undergraduate degree in geophysical engineering. George Saunders was born in 1958 in Texas. As always, the signature prose of Saunder's blends innovation with a deep touch of humanity. The unforgettable characters, beyond just these, who live in the pages of this short story collection are imbibed with color and with empathy. In the title tale Tenth of December, a cancer patient wanders to the woods to end his life, only to find a troubled youth who just might give the him a second chance to remember and regain himself. In Home, a combat veteran moves back home with his mother, struggling to reconcile two very different realities. His harrowing choice? Ignore what he sees, or overcome years of advice from his parents and act. ![]() In the opening story, Victory Lap, a young boy bears witness to an abduction of his next door neighbor. ![]() Tenth of December: Stories, 2013, is a collection of short stories by George Saunders. ![]()
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