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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Syracuse_University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Man_Booker_Prize
gptkb:The_Story_Prize
gptkb:National_Magazine_Award
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Amarillo,_Texas
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gptkbp:born
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December 2, 1958
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Amarillo,_Texas
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gptkbp:children
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two
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gptkbp:famous_for
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gptkb:Novels
Short stories
Essays
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gptkbp:first_published
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gptkb:The_New_Yorker
gptkb:Civil_War_Land_in_Bad_Decline
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:short_story
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gptkbp:has_award
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gptkb:The_Story_Prize
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters_Award
gptkb:The_PEN/_Malamud_Award
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
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gptkbp:has_child
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four children
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gptkbp:has_genre
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gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:essayist
gptkb:short_story
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gptkbp:has_influence_on
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gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
gptkb:Flannery_O'_Connor
gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
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gptkbp:has_style
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gptkb:Postmodernism
gptkb:Surrealism
Magical realism
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gptkbp:has_work
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gptkb:The_Assassination_of_Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:A_Swim_in_a_Pond_in_the_Rain
gptkb:The_Complete_Short_Stories_of_George_Saunders
gptkb:The_George_Saunders_Reader
The New Yorker contributions
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George Saunders
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Ray_Bradbury
gptkb:John_Barth
gptkb:Thomas_Pynchon
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
gptkb:Flannery_O'_Connor
gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut
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gptkbp:involved_in
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Literary criticism
Public speaking
Literary festivals
Writing workshops
Creative writing education
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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Creative writing
Contemporary literature
Short fiction
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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Social commentary
Exploration of morality
Humor in writing
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gptkbp:is_married_to
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Paula Redick
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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gptkb:Syracuse_University
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gptkbp:known_for
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Literary fiction
Essays
Satirical short stories
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ I think of writing as a kind of conversation.”
“ The writer’s job is to find a way to make the world a little more interesting.”
“ The best way to be a writer is to be a reader.”
“ I’m always trying to find a way to make the world a little more beautiful.”
“ You can’t be a writer without being a reader.”
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:Lincoln_in_the_Bardo
gptkb:Pastoralia
Tenth of December
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Professor
gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Syracuse,_New_York
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Paula_Saunders
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gptkbp:website
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georgesaundersbooks.com
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gptkbp:won
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gptkb:Man_Booker_Prize
gptkb:National_Book_Award
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gptkbp:writing_style
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Experimental
Surreal
Satirical
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gptkbp:writings
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Innovative narrative techniques
Blend of humor and pathos
Exploration of contemporary American life
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:Lincoln_in_the_Bardo
gptkb:Civil_War_Land_in_Bad_Decline
gptkb:Pastoralia
gptkb:The_Brief_and_Wondrous_Life_of_Oscar_Wao
gptkb:The_Very_Persistent_Gappers_of_Frip
Tenth of December
Congratulations, by the Way
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkb:Mark_Zuckerberg
gptkb:The_Atlantic_Monthly
gptkb:The_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkb:James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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