Liberation Day: Stories

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Liberation Day: Stories
File:Liberation Day (George Saunders).png
First edition cover
AuthorGeorge Saunders
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort story collection
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
October 18, 2022
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages256 p.
ISBN978-0-525-50959-2
OCLC1346252900

Liberation Day: Stories is a book of short stories by the American writer George Saunders. It collects stories published in various magazines between 2013 and 2022, along with a few new stories. The book was published October 18, 2022 by Random House.[1]

Contents

Story Originally published in Year
"Liberation Day"
"The Mom of Bold Action" The New Yorker 2021[2]
"Love Letter" The New Yorker 2020[3]
"A Thing at Work"
"Sparrow"
"Ghoul" The New Yorker 2020[4]
"Mother's Day" The New Yorker 2016[5]
"Elliott Spencer" The New Yorker 2019[6]
"My House"

Reception

Kirkus Reviews described it as: "A tour de force collection that showcases all of Saunders' many skills."[7] Colin Barrett, writing for The New York Times, described the collection as "a spiky, at times difficult collection, seldom providing the reader with much in the way of catharsis."[8] Former US President Barack Obama listed it as one of his favorite books of 2022.[9] Liberation Day: Stories was a finalist for the 2022 Ray Bradbury Prize.[10][11]

References

  1. "Liberation Day". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. "The Mom of Bold Action". The New Yorker. August 30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  3. "Love Letter". The New Yorker. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. "Ghoul". The New Yorker. October 29, 2020. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  5. "Mother's Day". The New Yorker. January 31, 2016. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  6. "Elliott Spencer". The New Yorker. August 8, 2019. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  7. "Liberation Day". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. Barrett, Colin (13 October 2022). "Follow George Saunders Into the Maws of Hell". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. Stern, Marlow (23 December 2022). "Barack Obama's Annual Flex: His Favorite Movies and Books of 2022". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. Templeton, Molly (2023-04-24). "Nicola Griffith Wins the Bradbury Prize for Spear". Reactor. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  11. "Griffith Wins 2022 Ray Bradbury Prize". Locus Online. 2023-04-25. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  12. Herbert, Geoff (11 November 2022). "BUZZ: Syracuse professor George Saunders appears on Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show'". syracuse.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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