George SaundersLiterary Fiction · Essays·b. 1958
Lincoln in the Bardo
Synopsis
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln's young son Willie dies, leaving the president to grapple with immense grief. Willie finds himself in a strange purgatory, a bardo where souls linger and interact. Here, a battle for his soul unfolds among the spectral inhabitants, blending the historical with the supernatural in a way that is both darkly humorous and deeply moving.
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Prose complexity 7/10
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Trauma