![]() Formally daring, generous in spirit, deeply concerned with matters of the heart, it is a testament to fiction's ability to speak honestly and powerfully to the things that really matter to us. Young Willie is not alone, though: Lincoln in the Bardo brings us a cacophony of ghost voices, as well as scraps of historical accounts (both real and invented). Lincoln in the Bardo is an astonishing feat of imagination and a bold step forward from one of the most important and influential writers of his generation. ![]() Saunders was inspired by a historical account of Lincoln, distraught with grief, entering his son's crypt to hold his body. This book centers on Willie Lincoln, the president's deceased son. As the title might suggest, Lincoln in the Bardo follows Lincoln's ghost as it passes over to the other side, but don't expect a conspiracy novel about Abraham Lincoln's assassination. The "bardo" is a Buddhist term for the limbo-like space between life and afterlife. ![]() Here are a few of the most baffling and beautiful quotes that Saunders' novel has to offer. Although Saunders has reportedly avoided writing novels in the past, his foray into longer works has earned him one of literature's most prestigious prizes, as well as a £50,000 check (that's about $65,000). Saunders is best known for his acclaimed short stories, and Lincoln in the Bardo is his first full-length novel. Lincoln in the Bardo takes place in February 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln’s third son, William Wallace Lincoln, died of what historians suspect was typhoid. ![]() American author George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Lincoln in the Bardo, an exploration of grief, the afterlife, and American History. ![]()
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