Pastoralia

• Author(s): George Saunders,
• Publisher: A&C Black
• Pages: 288
• ISBN_10: 1408841495
  ISBN_13: 9781408841495
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Fiction / Literary , Fiction / Short Stories (single author) , Fiction / General ,

Description:... 'Saunders is an astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic and funny - telling just the kind of stories we need to get us through these times' Thomas Pynchon

In PASTORALIA elements of contemporary life are twisted, merged and amplified into a slightly skewed version of modern America. A couple live and work in a caveman theme-park, where speaking is an instantly punishable offence. A born loser attends a self-help seminar where he is encouraged to rid himself of all the people who are 'crapping in your oatmeal'. And a male exotic dancer and his family are terrorised by their decomposing aunt who visits them with a solemn message from beyond the grave. With an uncanny combination of deadpan naturalism and uproarious humour, George Saunders creates a world that is both indelibly original and yet hauntingly familiar ...