1408871777 
Paperback Lincoln in the Bardo /
Publication year: 2017
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Genre: Biographical fiction. lcsh
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Bloomsbury,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 1408871777 9781408871775 (pbk):
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The American Civil War rages while President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son lies gravely ill. In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body. From this seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism, entering a thrilling, supernatural domain both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself trapped in a transitional realm - called, in Tibetan tradition, the bardo - and as ghosts mingle, squabble, gripe, and commiserate, and stony tendrils creep towards the boy, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul. Unfolding over a single night, 'Lincoln in the Bardo' is written with George Saunders' inimitable humour, pathos, and grace.
Audience: Teen readers
Extent: 341 pages ; 20 cm.
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Total number of loans: 2
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This is the weirdest book I have ever read and I do not understand why so many critics raved about it. I struggled to finish it.
10/03/19