George Saunders

Lincoln in the Bardo

Based on the story of the young child of Lincoln dying and the President repeatedly visiting the crypt to hold his boy, this book is an interesting examination of love after death. Willie Lincoln finds himself trapped in the bardo – a Tibetan transitional realm – where the spirits mingle, gripe, commiserate, and exist between life and death. Soon a struggle erupts over young Willie’s soul. Hailed as a unique masterpiece, Lincoln in the Bardo poses a question that is both fundamental and philosophical: how do we live when we know that everything we hold dear must end?

Format: Kindle Edition, Audiobook, Hardcover, & Paperback

Paperback: 368 Pages

Language: English

 

4.5/5
Reviewed By Reviewed By Violeta Nedkova
“A story of love after death that’s a funny, quirky, genre-defying, and utterly unique story by Booker award-winner George Saunders.”