Ghosts as moral mirrors: George Saunders on Vigil, climate, and America
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In a Guardian interview, George Saunders discusses Vigil, his new ghost story about an oil tycoon who hid climate science and is visited by spirits on his deathbed, using supernatural perspectives to probe truth, mortality and empathy while reflecting on his life, craft and politics in Trump-era America.
- ’How do you really tell the truth about this moment?’: George Saunders on ghosts, mortality and Trump’s America The Guardian
- Vigil by George Saunders — Faulkner meets ‘Citizen Kane’ Financial Times
- Novelist George Saunders says recognizing three common delusions can save us | Opinion Lexington Herald Leader
- George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You The New York Times
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