Swimming in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

 Swimming in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a guide to the art of fiction that draws on his experience of teaching the 19th-century Russian short story to his creative writing students. The book consists of seven essays on seven stories by Chekhov, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Gogol, accompanied by the full texts of the stories. In each essay, Saunders analyzes the story with his trademark humor, insight and generosity, showing how the writer creates suspense, humor, emotion and meaning through their choices of language, structure, character and theme.

Swimming in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
Swimming in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

Swimming in a Pond in the Rain is a book that celebrates the power and beauty of fiction. It is a book that reveals the secrets and techniques of great storytelling. It is a book that invites the reader to join Saunders in his classroom and learn from the masters of the craft. It is a book that will inspire and delight anyone who loves reading or writing fiction.

Swimming in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a guide to the art of fiction that draws on his experience of teaching the 19th-century Russian short story to his creative writing students. The book consists of seven essays on seven stories by Chekhov, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Gogol, accompanied by the full texts of the stories. In each essay, Saunders analyzes the story with his trademark humor, insight and generosity, showing how the writer creates suspense, humor, emotion and meaning through their choices of language, structure, character and theme.

Swimming in a Pond in the Rain is a book that celebrates the power and beauty of fiction. It is a book that reveals the secrets and techniques of great storytelling. It is a book that invites the reader to join Saunders in his classroom and learn from the masters of the craft. It is a book that will inspire and delight anyone who loves reading or writing fiction.

Swimming in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
Swimming in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

Swimming in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a guide to the art of fiction that draws on his experience of teaching the 19th-century Russian short story to his creative writing students. The book consists of seven essays on seven stories by Chekhov, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Gogol, accompanied by the full texts of the stories. In each essay, Saunders analyzes the story with his trademark humor, insight and generosity, showing how the writer creates suspense, humor, emotion and meaning through their choices of language, structure, character and theme.


Swimming in a Pond in the Rain is a book that celebrates the power and beauty of fiction. It is a book that reveals the secrets and techniques of great storytelling. It is a book that invites the reader to join Saunders in his classroom and learn from the masters of the craft. It is a book that will inspire and delight anyone who loves reading or writing fiction.

Swimming in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a book that will enrich your understanding and appreciation of fiction. It is a book that will make you laugh, think and wonder. It is a book that will show you how to read and write with more creativity, joy and wisdom. It is a book that will make you fall in love with the Russian short story and with George Saunders himself.

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