A Brief Study of the British

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about his trip to the Hay literary festival. classic overly American satire. mostly crap. like one good line


        Saunders, G. (2010). A Brief Study of the British. In Saunders, G. The Brain-Dead Megaphone: Essays. Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 85-96

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Margaret Atwood is a famous Canadian genius. Our crowd consisted of approximately three hundred Margaret Atwood fans, with the remainder of the crowd being my fan. [...]

this essay kinda sucked (not subtle enough to be good satire imo) but this part was mildly funny

—p.89 by George Saunders 7 years, 3 months ago

Margaret Atwood is a famous Canadian genius. Our crowd consisted of approximately three hundred Margaret Atwood fans, with the remainder of the crowd being my fan. [...]

this essay kinda sucked (not subtle enough to be good satire imo) but this part was mildly funny

—p.89 by George Saunders 7 years, 3 months ago

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity

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I am an American, and a paucity of data does not stop me from making sweeping vague conceptual statements

—p.94 by George Saunders

notable

7 years, 3 months ago

I am an American, and a paucity of data does not stop me from making sweeping vague conceptual statements

—p.94 by George Saunders

notable

7 years, 3 months ago

The Brain-Dead Megaphone: Essays
by George Saunders

The Brain-Dead Megaphone: Essays
by George Saunders

The Brain-Dead Megaphone: Essays
by George Saunders