A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

By George Saunders,

Book cover of A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

Book description

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PICKED BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, IRISH TIMES, SPECTATOR, TLS, NEW STATESMAN AND EVENING STANDARD AS A BOOK OF 2021 'A masterclass from a warm and engagingly enthusiastic companion' Guardian Summer Reading Picks 2021 'This book is a delight, and it's about delight too.…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked A Swim in a Pond in the Rain as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

If you love to write, then this book will open up your thinking to different approaches in constructing a story of fiction.

The book was written by George Saunders, who is an accomplished author and a professor of writing at Syracuse University. He selected seven short stories from Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol and takes us through these narratives, asking questions about life, truth, and character.

As you are reading the stories, Mr. Saunders peppers you with questions that are aimed at eliciting what the story means to you, as well as shining a light on the technical aspects of…

Want books like A Swim in a Pond in the Rain?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 34 books like A Swim in a Pond in the Rain.

Browse books like A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

Book cover of The Three Questions
Book cover of Kissing Tolstoy
Book cover of The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,510

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in Leo Tolstoy, Russia, and philosophy?

Leo Tolstoy 30 books
Russia 390 books
Philosophy 1,787 books