Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel by Kurt Vonnegut (English) Paperback Book

Description: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Launched in November, Dells Kurt Vonnegut reissue program continues with one of the worlds great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrims odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Kurt Vonneguts masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five is "a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century" (Time). Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time • One of The Atlantics Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the worlds great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, the novel is the result of what Kurt Vonnegut described as a twenty-three-year struggle to write a book about what he had witnessed as an American prisoner of war. It combines historical fiction, science fiction, autobiography, and satire in an account of the life of Billy Pilgrim, a barbers son turned draftee turned optometrist turned alien abductee. As Vonnegut had, Billy experiences the destruction of Dresden as a POW. Unlike Vonnegut, he experiences time travel, or coming "unstuck in time." An instant bestseller, Slaughterhouse-Five made Kurt Vonnegut a cult hero in American literature, a reputation that only strengthened over time, despite his being banned and censored by some libraries and schools for content and language. But it was precisely those elements of Vonneguts writing—the political edginess, the genre-bending inventiveness, the frank violence, the transgressive wit—that have inspired generations of readers not just to look differently at the world around them but to find the confidence to say something about it. Authors as wide-ranging as Norman Mailer, John Irving, Michael Crichton, Tim OBrien, Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Strout, David Sedaris, Jennifer Egan, and J. K. Rowling have all found inspiration in Vonneguts words. Jonathan Safran Foer has described Vonnegut as "the kind of writer who made people—young people especially—want to write." George Saunders has declared Vonnegut to be "the great, urgent, passionate American writer of our century, who offers us . . . a model of the kind of compassionate thinking that might yet save us from ourselves."More than fifty years after its initial publication at the height of the Vietnam War, Vonneguts portrayal of political disillusionment, PTSD, and postwar anxiety feels as relevant, darkly humorous, and profoundly affecting as ever, an enduring beacon through our own eras uncertainties. Back Cover "Many Americans say faith is an important aspect of my life, but Ruth Frankenbergs fascinating book shows us in much depth and variety what that may mean. We see how individuals re-interpret their faith consciously and unconsciously, how they move across faith boundaries, how they blend, edit, and expand faith practices to generate meaningful selves, lives, and worlds."-Susan Harding, author ofThe Book of Jerry Falwell: Fundamentalist Language and Politics Author Biography Kurt Vonneguts humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured Americas attention in The Sirens of Titan in 1959 and established him as "a true artist" (The New York Times) with Cats Cradle in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, "one of the best living American writers." Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007. Review "Poignant and hilarious, threaded with compassion and, behind everything, the cataract of a thundering moral statement."—The Boston Globe "Very tough and very funny . . . sad and delightful . . . very Vonnegut."—The New York Times"Splendid . . . a funny book at which you are not permitted to laugh, a sad book without tears."—Life"Funny, satirical, compelling, outrageous, fanciful, mordant, fecund . . . Its too good to be science fiction, [the critics] would say. But Vonnegut doesnt care, and you wont care, either, because this is a writer who leaps over genres."—Los Angeles Times Review Quote "Poignant and hilarious, threaded with compassion and, behind everything, the cataract of a thundering moral statement."-Boston Globe Very tough and very funny . . . sad and delightful . . . very Vonnegut."-New York Times "Splendid art . . . a funny book at which you are not permitted to laugh, a sad book without tears."-Life Excerpt from Book Chapter One All this happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true. One guy I knew really was shot in Dresden for taking a teapot that wasnt his. Another guy I knew really did threaten to have his personal enemies killed by hired gunmen after the war. And so on. Ive changed all the names. I really did go back to Dresden with Guggenheim money (God love it) in 1967. It looked a lot like Dayton, Ohio, more open spaces than Dayton has. There must be tons of human bone meal in the ground. I went back there with an old war buddy, Bernard V. OHare, and we made friends with a cab driver, who took us to the slaughterhouse where we had been locked up at night as prisoners of war. His name was Gerhard M Details ISBN0385333846 Short Title SLAUGHTERHOUSE-5 Pages 288 Language English ISBN-10 0385333846 ISBN-13 9780385333849 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 1999 Audience Age 14-18 Series Modern Library 100 Best Novels Subtitle A Novel DOI 10.1604/9780385333849 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1999-01-12 NZ Release Date 1999-01-12 US Release Date 1999-01-12 UK Release Date 1900-01-01 Author Kurt Vonnegut Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1999-01-12 Imprint Random House Inc Illustrations 3 ILLUSTRATIONS Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2628832;

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