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George Saunders has won the Booker Prize, and he\\u2019s the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant. He won the Folio Prize for his collection of short stories, Tenth of December, which includes the short story \\u201cVictory Lap.\\u201d In this episode, Susan and George talk about a passage from \\u201cVictory Lap.\\u201d

\\u201cVictory Lap\\u201d is about two teenagers, Alison and Kyle, and what happens when a stranger tries to abduct Alison. In his conversation with Susan, George discusses a passage from the light-hearted opening of the story, before it takes its darker turn.

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