Who wrote Lincoln in the Bardo?

George Saunders wrote Lincoln in the Bardo, first published in 2017. It is a work of literary fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for Lincoln in the Bardo?

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Essential Read

Lincoln in the Bardo

Name: Lincoln in the Bardo
Author: George Saunders

by George Saunders · 2017

Literary Fiction · ranked #144 in category

Winner · The Booker Prize, 2017

Abraham Lincoln visits the Washington cemetery where his son Willie has just been buried, and the novel unfolds through the voices of the ghosts inhabiting the bardo — the intermediate state between death and whatever comes next — as they witness Lincoln's grief and try to help Willie move on. Saunders's Man Booker-winning debut novel is formally unlike anything else.

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