{"product_id":"tenth-of-december-9781526607140","title":"Tenth of December","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George Saunders\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the undisputed master of the short story, George Saunders, comes a dazzling and disturbing new collection. His most wryly hilarious work to date, \u003ci\u003eTenth of December \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Divisional Director Todd Birnie sends round a memo to employees he thinks need some inspiration; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx™ in some unusual drug trials; and in an auction of local celebrities Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular. Although, as a young boy discovers, sometimes the voices fade and all you are left with is a frozen hill on a cold day in December...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, \u003ci\u003eTenth of December \u003c\/i\u003esings with astonishing charm and intensity, and re-affirms Saunders as one of our greatest living storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46359965925527,"sku":"9781526607140","price":390.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781526607140.webp?v=1769306252","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/tenth-of-december-9781526607140","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}