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Lincoln in the bardo : a novel / George Saunders.

Lincoln in the bardo : a novel / George Saunders.
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Record Number 18442
ISBN 9781408871751 (pbk.)
1408871750 (pbk.)
Location F SAU
Author Saunders, George, 1958- (author.).
Title Lincoln in the bardo : a novel / George Saunders.
Published London : Bloomsbury, 2017.
Collation 341 pages ; 24 cm.
Content types text
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Summary Note "February 1862. The American Civil War rages while President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son lies gravely ill. Days later, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body. From this seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism, entering a supernatural domain both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself trapped in a transitional realm - called, in Tibetan tradition, the bardo - and as ghosts mingle, squabble and commiserate, and a monumental struggle erupts over his soul... Written with George Saunders' inimitable humour, pathos and grace. 'Lincoln in the bardo' invents an exhilarating new form, and confirms him as one of the most important and influential writers of his generation." - Back cover.
Personal Name Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865
Subject Biographical fiction
Historical fiction
Presidents -- United States -- Fiction
Grief -- Fiction
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