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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of our most inventive purveyors of the form returns with pitch-perfect, genre-bending stories that stare into the abyss of our national character. . . . An exquisite work from a writer whose reach is galactic.”—Oprah Daily Booker Prize winner George Saunders presents his first collection of short stories since Tenth of December. This collection has been hailed as one of the best books of the year by numerous esteemed publications. Renowned as the “best short-story writer in English” (Time), Saunders explores power, ethics, and justice, delving into what it means to coexist with others. His trademark prose—wickedly funny and exquisitely tuned—challenges readers with prismatic stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution, bizarre fantasy, and brutal reality. “Love Letter” is a poignant message from a grandfather to his grandson amid a dystopian future, emphasizing our obligations to ideals and each other. “Ghoul” follows Brian, a morally complex character in a Hell-themed amusement park, as he questions his reality. “Mother’s Day” features two women confronting their shared love for the same man during a hailstorm. In “Elliott Spencer,” an eighty-nine-year-old man grapples with brainwashing and memory loss, while “My House” reflects on unfulfilled dreams and decay in just seven pages. These nine subversive and profound stories invite readers to view the world with genero