OFHS Grad George Saunders Writes His Way Through Life
George Saunders, Oak Forest High School class of 1977, recently published his fourth book of stories, 'Tenth of December: Stories.' Saunders currently resides in Oneonta, N.Y., with his wife, and is a professor at Syracuse University.
It's been a long road for Chicagoland native and Oak Forest High School grad George Saunders. From walking the halls of Oak Forest High School, to Asia, back to the U.S. and finally finding a spot to call home at Syracuse University in New York, Saunders has led a whirlwind life filled with fodder for his writing. Following his graduation from OFHS in 1977, Saunders went to the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colo. He said that, while he struggled through school, he eventually graduated with a degree in geophysics and took a job in Western Indonesia, before coming home to the states, writing a little bit all along the way. “I worked there for a couple years, got sick and kind of came home and bummed around the United States for a …
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