New York, NY: Random House (November 13, 2018)

First Edition. Hardback.

New in dust jacket.

From the author of the New York Times bestsellers Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a darkly comic short story, a fable about the unintended consequences of our quest to tame the natural world—now available for the first time in hardcover.

Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his fellow foxes regarded with a knowing snort and a roll of the eyes. That is, until Fox 8 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.”