Fox 8: A Story

From the author of the instant New York Times best-seller Tenth of December comes a darkly comic short story, a fable about the all-too-real impact that we humans have on the environment.

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 "danjur" 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."