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PBS NewsHour | Writer George Saunders Reflects on Engineering Short Fiction | PBS

Duration: 06:55
Program: PBS NewsHour #10556
Broadcast Date: Feb. 4, 2013

George Saunders, a former MacArthur Fellow, talks to Jeffrey Brown about his latest collection of stories, "Tenth of December," and his unique voice and approach to capturing contemporary American culture in a compressed, short form.

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Post Date: February 4, 2013