{"product_id":"vigil-from-the-booker-prize-winning-author-of-aolincoln-in-the-bardo-ao-9781037204180","title":"Vigil: From the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’","description":"\u003cp\u003eA triumphant new novel from bestselling, Booker Prize-winning novelist George Saunders, taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the next\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePre-order the latest book from the Booker Prize–winning author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e – a  playful, wise, electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the next\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'He will be read long after these times have passed' \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward. . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot for the first time – in fact, for the 343rd time – Jill ‘Doll’ Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it… isn’t it? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive. Crowds of people and animals – alive and dead – materialise, birds swarm the dying man’s room, and associates from decades past show up, all clamouring for a reckoning.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but exactly who we are?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781037204180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of thirteen books, including \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2017 Booker Prize. Three of his books – \u003ci\u003ePastoralia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTenth of December\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e – were chosen for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e’ list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Saunders hosts the popular Story Club on Substack, and in 2013, he was named one of the world's 100 Most Influential People by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. In 2025, he received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eExquisitely strange and beautiful, devastating, and so, so funny. \u003cb\u003eNobody but George Saunders writes like this\u003c\/b\u003e -- Meg Mason\u003cbr\u003eOpenness has long been a hallmark of Saunders’ fiction, and it’s on full display in this\u003cb\u003e elegant and subtle\u003c\/b\u003e book * Kirkus *","brand":"George Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47806710710489,"sku":"9781037204180","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781037204180.jpg?v=1771419580","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/vigil-from-the-booker-prize-winning-author-of-aolincoln-in-the-bardo-ao-9781037204180","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}