Winner of the Folio Prize 2014 and nominated for the National Book Award 2013, George Saunders' wittiest and most disturbing collection to date, "Tenth of December," illuminates human experiences and explores characters lost in a labyrinth of unsettling thoughts. A family member recalls a post in the garden adorned for all occasions; Jeff faces terrible ultimatums and the prospect of Darkenfloxx in unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own inner monologue behind a winning smile, hoping it will make him popular. With dark visions of the future playing against the ghosts of the past and the ever-tightening present, this collection radiates an astonishing allure and intensity.