Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel

ISBN: 0812985400

Author: Saunders, George

Condition: Used

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKThe devastatingly moving (People) first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and inventedOne of The New York Timess 100 Best Books of the 21st Century One of The Atlantics Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years One of Pastes Best Novels of the Decade[Lincoln in the Bardo] demonstrates that even the unspeakable-civil war, familial grief-can be named through a close, humanizing narrative voice.-Amanda Gorman for Time, 25 Books That Capture This American Moment"February 1862. With the Civil War less than one year old, President Lincolns beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies gravely ill. In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns, alone, to the crypt several times to hold his boys body. From that seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story that breaks free of its realistic framework into a thrilling, supernatural realm, deploying a kaleidoscopic, theatrical panorama of voices-living and dead, historical and invented-to ask a timeless question: How do we live and love when we know that everything we love must end?Named One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by The Washington Post, USA Today, and Maureen Corrigan, NPR One of Times Ten Best Novels of the Year One of O: The Oprah Magazines Best Books of the Year