Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now 67, George Saunders studied geophysics and worked as an engineer before changing lanes to become a writer in his 20s - Dan ...

Writer George Saunders has authored several collections of short stories and the Booker Prize-winning novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo.” His latest novel is called “Vigil.” An oil and gas tycoon sits on ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." George Saunders insists, despite appearances to the contrary, that he’s not obsessed with death. “I’m not ...

“What a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward, acquiring, as I fell, arms, hands, legs, feet, all of which, as usual, became more substantial with each passing second.” So begins “Vigil.” Just ...

Author George Saunders thinks a lot about death and the afterlife. It was the focus of his 2017 novel "Lincoln In The Bardo." He vividly remembers the first time the topic entered his mind. He was ...

In his latest book “Vigil,” Booker Prize and National Book Award-winning author George Saunders crafts an emotionally charged narrative of sympathy, suffering, healing and liberation. Saunders’ latest ...

George Saunders insists, despite appearances to the contrary, that he’s not obsessed with death. “I’m not walking around in my preordered shroud or anything,” he tells me over Zoom. But thinking about ...