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Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders

In 1862, after the death of his son Willie, Abraham Lincoln visits a Georgetown cemetery to mourn. In the supernatural realm of the bardo, Willie's spirit encounters a host of lingering ghosts who engage in a struggle for the young boy's soul.

Accession 29310 ISBN 9781408871751 Publisher —
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