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Literary Historical fiction Fantasy 2017

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Published in Spanish as Lincoln En El Bardo

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In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery.

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What it is

Properly strange · it gets under your skin

How it feels

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How it's told

Who tells it
Several voices
Its world
A touch of the supernatural
Style
Literary

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you don't mind a good cry
  • you like a story that bends reality a little
  • you like a book that leaves you uneasy

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