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George Saunders Reads “Thursday”

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Jun 5, 2023
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George Saunders
48:33
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
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2
The Light, the Sound, and the Light
02:32 • 3min
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3
The Punishment of Life on Earth
05:59 • 4min
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4
The Importance of Memory
09:54 • 3min
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5
The Rearrangement of Time
13:12 • 4min
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6
The Importance of Time
17:15 • 2min
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7
The Importance of Having a Sister
19:23 • 3min
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8
Coke: A Guilty Pleasure
22:17 • 2min
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9
The Interruption Pad
24:01 • 6min
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10
The Importance of a Good Relationship
29:42 • 5min
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11
The Importance of Table Manners in Middle Age
34:38 • 2min
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12
The End of Friendship
37:00 • 3min
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13
Clara's Promise to Me
39:39 • 5min
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14
Clara's Memoir
45:05 • 5min
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George Saunders reads his story “Thursday,” which appeared in the June 12, 2023, issue of the magazine. Saunders won the Booker Prize in 2017 for his novel “Lincoln in the Bardo.” He is the author of five story collections, including “Tenth of December” and “Liberation Day,” which came out last year. 

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