From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the
Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences
unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world--featuring gorgeous
black-and-white illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal.
Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his
fellow foxes regard with a knowing snort and a roll of the eyes. That
is, until he develops a unique skill: He teaches himself to speak
"Yuman" by hiding in the bushes outside a house and listening to
children's bedtime stories. The power of language fuels his abundant
curiosity about people--even after "danjer" arrives in the form of a new
shopping mall that cuts off his food supply, sending Fox 8 on a
harrowing quest to help save his pack.
Told with his distinctive blend of humor and pathos, Fox 8 showcases
the extraordinary imaginative talents of George Saunders, whom The New
York Times called "the writer for our time."