 US release cover | |
| Author | George Saunders |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story collection |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | January 8, 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 0812993802 |
| OCLC | 785558855 |
Tenth of December is a collection of short stories by American author George Saunders. It contains stories published in various magazines between 1995 and 2012. The book was published on January 8, 2013, by Random House. One of the stories, "Home", was a 2011 Bram Stoker Award finalist.[1] Tenth of December was selected as one of the 10 Best Books of 2013 by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.[2] The collection also won The Story Prize (2013) for short-story collections[3] and the inaugural Folio Prize (2014).[4][5][6][7]
- ^ Locus Magazine (2012). "Bram Stoker Award 2011 Nominees". Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ New York Times (2013). "The 10 Best Books of 2013". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "George Saunders Wins His First Book Award, The Story Prize, for Tenth of December", Larry Dark, official TSP Blog, March 5, 2014
- ^ "The 2014 Folio Prize Shortlist is Announced". Folio Prize. 10 February 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ Gaby Wood (10 February 2014). "Folio Prize 2013: The Americans are coming, but not the ones we were expecting". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ Ron Charles (March 10, 2014). "George Saunders wins $67,000 for first Folio Prize". Washington Post. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Tenth of December by George Saunders wins inaugural Folio Prize 2014" (PDF). Folio Prize. 10 March 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.