CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline is short story writer George Saunders
’s first full length short story collection
, published in 1996; it is 192 pages long. The collection has many stories that appeared in different forms in Kenyon Review, Harper's, The New Yorker
and Quarterly West
. The collection was a New York Times Notable Book for 1996, as well as a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award.
George Saunders
George Saunders is a New York Times bestselling American writer of short stories, essays, novellas and children's books. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's and GQ, among other publications...
’s first full length short story collection
Short story collection
A short story collection is a book of short stories by a single author, as distinguished by an anthology of fiction by more than one author. The stories in a collection can share a theme, setting, or characters and sometimes can also include work of poetry. Notable collections include Nine Stories...
, published in 1996; it is 192 pages long. The collection has many stories that appeared in different forms in Kenyon Review, Harper's, The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
and Quarterly West
Quarterly West
Quarterly West is a prominent American literary magazine based at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Stories that have appeared in Quarterly West have been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize, The Best American Short Stories and the O...
. The collection was a New York Times Notable Book for 1996, as well as a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award.
Contents
- "CivilWarLand in Bad Decline" (Kenyon Review, 1992)
- "Isabelle" (Indiana ReviewIndiana ReviewIndiana Review ' is a small, student-run literary magazine at Indiana University. Founded in 1976, it has a circulation of about 2,000.A biannual review, IR publishes essays, fiction, graphic arts, interviews, poetry, and reviews...
, 1994; reprinted in Harper's, 1994) - "The Wavemaker Falters" (WitnessWitnessA witness is someone who has firsthand knowledge about an event, or in the criminal justice systems usually a crime, through his or her senses and can help certify important considerations about the crime or event. A witness who has seen the event first hand is known as an eyewitness...
, 1993) - "The 400-Pound CEO" (Harper's, 1993)
- "Offloading for Mrs. Schwartz" (The New Yorker, 1992)
- "Downtrodden Mary's Failed Campaign of Terror" (Quarterly WestQuarterly WestQuarterly West is a prominent American literary magazine based at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Stories that have appeared in Quarterly West have been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize, The Best American Short Stories and the O...
, 1992) - "Bounty" (Harper's, 1995)
Awards, Honors and Other Appearances
- "Bounty" won the 1995 National Magazine AwardNational Magazine AwardThe National Magazine Awards are a series of US awards that honor excellence in the magazine industry. They are administered by the American Society of Magazine Editors and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City...
for Fiction.