The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip - Hardcover

Praise for George Saunders

"No one writes more powerfully than George Saunders."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

"Saunders makes you feel as though you are reading fiction for the first time."--Khaled Hosseini

"George Saunders is a complete original. . . . There is no one better, no one more essential to our national sense of self and sanity."--Dave Eggers

"Not since Twain has America produced a satirist this funny."--Zadie Smith

Praise for The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

"In a perfect world, every child would own a copy of this profound, funny fable. . . . Every adult would own a copy too, and would marvel at how this smart, subversive little book is even deeper and more hilarious than any child could know."--Entertainment Weekly

"Saunders's idiosyncratic voice makes an almost perfect accompaniment to children's book illustrator Smith's heightened characterizations and slightly surreal backdrops."--Publishers Weekly

"A riveting, funny, and sly new fairy tale."--Miami Herald

In a new edition, two award-winning talents collaborate on a modern fable for adults that touches on privilege, compassion, and the power of community, told with George Saunders' trademark humor and pathos, and enchantingly illustrated by Lane Smith. By the author of Tenth of December.