A Conversation with George Saunders - Writer's Symposium By the Sea 2026

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Apr 20, 202601:06:44Society & Culture

New York Times bestselling author George Saunders is an American writer who won the Booker Prize for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo. Saunders is known for his sharp wit, moral insight, and inventive storytelling. A longt...

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