Three Page-Turners…from George Saunders
Award-winning writer George Saunders is known for satirical short stories that often focus on the consequences of personal decisions. So maybe it’s not surprising that in his spare time, he likes to read about personal decisions that have shaped history.
In this installment of WABE Page-Turners, Saunders talks with WABE’s Kate Sweeney about three books that have influenced his writing and his life.
Broadcast version of story that aired Tuesday, January 14, 2014
In this extended web-only version of this interview, George Saunders discusses a fourth book pick that he says combines fascinating historical detail with novelistic pacing.
Extended version of Page-Turners conversation with George Saunders
George Saunders’s Picks
- Patriotic Gore: Studies in the Literature of the American Civil War by Edmund Wilson
- Timebends: A Life by Arthur Miller
- Red Calvalry by Isaac Baubel
- A People’s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924 by Orlando Figes
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