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He is the second american to win the prize since the rules were changed in 20 to allow books by americans to compete. New york timesbestselling author george saunders is now a man booker prize winner. The novel unfolds in a cemetery in 1862, where a grieving abraham lincoln visits the crypt that holds the body of his 11yearold son, willie, who died of typhoid fever. Author george saunders poses with his book lincoln in the bardo at the royal festival hall in london on monday. Lincoln in the bardo, george saunders, and modern literary. That very night, shattered by grief, his father abraham arrives at the cemetery, alone, under cover of darkness. George saunders wins man booker prize 2017 for lincoln in.