Congratulations, by the way

'We're lucky to have him' Jonathan Franzen
'A morally passionate, serious writer' Zadie Smith

'Here's something I know to be true, although it's a little corny, and I don't quite know what to do with it: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.'
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**Three months after George Saunders gave a convocation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of *The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Within days, it had been shared more than one million times.

Why? Because Saunders's words tap into a desire in all of us to lead kinder, more fulfilling lives. Powerful, funny, and wise, Congratulations, by the way is an inspiring message from one of today's most influential and original writers.

Auteur

George Saunders is the author of twelve books. His debut novel Lincoln in the Bardo won *the 2017 Man Booker Prize and the Premio Rezzori prize. His collection *Tenth of December was a finalist for the National Book Award and won the inaugural Folio Prize. He has received MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, the PEN/Malamud Prize for excellence in the short story, and the 2023 Library of Congress Prize. He has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2013, he was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University.

georgesaundersbooks.com

Résumé
'We're lucky to have him' Jonathan Franzen'A morally passionate, serious writer' Zadie Smith'Here's something I know to be true, although it's a little corny, and I don't quite know what to do with it: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.'Three months after George Saunders gave a convocation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Within days, it had been shared more than one million times.Why? Because Saunders's words tap into a desire in all of us to lead kinder, more fulfilling lives. Powerful, funny, and wise, Congratulations, by the way is an inspiring message from one of today's most influential and original writers.