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- Contributor(s):
- Kurt Vonnegut (author)
- Format:
- Paperback , 198 x 129 x 20mm , 320pp
- Publication date:
- 21 May 1992
- Publisher:
- Vintage
- ISBN-13:
- 9780099842606
- ISBN-10:
- 0099842602
List Price: £7.99
Online Price: £5.99
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Synopsis:
In a frolic of cartoon and comic outbursts against rule and reason, a miraculous weaving of science fiction, memoir, parable, fairy tale and farce, Kurt Vonnegut attacks the whole spectrum of American society, releasing some of his best-loved literary creations on the scene.
Author Biography:
Kurt Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis in 1922 and studied biochemistry at Cornell University. During the Second World War he served in Europe and, as a prisoner of was in Germany, witnessed the destruction of Dresden by Allied bombers, an experience which inspired his classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five. He is the author of thirteen other novels, three collections of stories and five non-fiction books. Kurt Vonnegut died in 2007.
Additional Information:
Illustrations: 1 Promotional: 'After Vonnegut, everything else seems a bit tame' Spectator Related subjects: Science fiction Authorship Fiction Modern fiction
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