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Saunders is saying that "funny" is not a single simple idea, just as "love" can mean many different things. He suggests that language is limited when it comes to capturing all the shades and forms of those experiences.
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About George Saunders
American writer
George Saunders is an American writer best known for his short stories and his 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo, which won the Booker Prize. His fiction has appeared in several collections, including CivilWarLand in Bad Decline and Tenth of December: Stories. He is associated with short-form prose and with a style that moves between satire, tenderness, and speculation.
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Books by George Saunders
Lincoln in the Bardo
2017
Tenth of December
2013
Pastoralia
2000
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
1996
Fox 8
2013