LINCOLN IN THE BARDO: George Saunders
LINCOLN IN THE BARDO
by George Saunders
Winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize
Be prepared, dear reader, Lincoln in the Bardo is not your average historical novel. Brilliant, strange, funny, and unapologetically challenging, this novel is strikingly inventive and utterly genius. Set in the midst of the American Civil War, it deals with Abraham Lincoln’s grief over the death of his beloved son Willie. The story is told by a chorus of different narrators, including the querulous souls trapped in the Bardo – the transitory realm between life and death. Fascinating and incredibly moving.
- Reviewed by Kat
