Lincoln in the Bardo - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812985400 ISBN 13: 9780812985405

Synopsis

\\\"From the seed of historical truth that is the death of President Lincoln\\\'s beloved eleven-year-old son Willie, George Saunders spins a story of familial love and loss that breaks free of its realistic, historical framework into a supernatural realm ... Willie Lincoln finds himself in a strange purgatory where ghosts mingle, gripe, commiserate, quarrel, and enact bizarre acts of penance. Within this transitional state--called, in the Tibetan tradition, the bardo--a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie\\\'s soul.\\\"--Amazon.com.

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Review:

'It would be an understatement to call this novel an extraordinary tour de force.' (The Sunday Times)

'A luminous feat of generosity and humanism.' (The New York Times)

'A surreal metaphysical drama about grief and freedom ... A father-son narrative that is both hilarious and haunting.' (The Evening Standard)

Book Description:

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0812985400
• ISBN 13: 9780812985405
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368