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Title: George Saunders Loves Telling Ghost Stories.
Authors: O’Connell, Michael (AUTHOR)
Source: America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture. Apr2026, Vol. 234 Issue 4, p42-45. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.
Subject Terms: *Ethical problems, *Buddhism, *Authors, Ghost stories, Redemption, Climate change denial, Religious fiction
Company/Entity: Catholic Church
People: Saunders, George, 1958-
Abstract: The article focuses on George Saunders as a significant contemporary American writer whose Catholic upbringing deeply influences his literary themes, particularly in his novel *Vigil*. Although Saunders is now a practicing Buddhist, his work reflects Catholic traditions through its exploration of mystery, metaphor, moral complexity, and grace, often using ghostly characters to probe questions of sin, redemption, and human responsibility. *Vigil* centers on the ghost Jill “Doll” Blaine comforting a dying oil executive implicated in climate change denial, raising challenging questions about guilt, repentance, and moral generosity. Saunders’s approach, reminiscent of Charles Dickens’s *A Christmas Carol*, invites readers to grapple with difficult ethical issues without offering easy resolutions. [Extracted from the article]
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