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Slaughterhouse 5

byKurt Vonnegut

Who is this book for? Readers interested in anti-war literature, science fiction, and classic American literature.

Topics anti-wartime travelmythic journeymeaning of lifetragedy of warsurvivalexistentialismhuman experiencepsychological traumahistorical fictionWarFree WillSurvivalIdentity
MoodDark, Humorous, Reflective
HumorSatire
ViolenceModerate
50th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITIONAs a young man and a prisoner of war, Kurt Vonnegut witnessed the 1945 US fire-bombing of Dresden in Germany, which reduced the once proudly beautiful city to rubble and claimed the lives of thousands of its citizens.For many years, Kurt tried to write about Dresden but the words would not come. When he did write about it, he combined his trademark humour, unfettered imagination, boundless humanity and keen sense of irony to create one of the most powerful anti-war books every written, and an enduring American classic.This special edition is published with notes of appreciation from some of the book's ardent fans (Kate Atkinson, Richard Herring, Robin Ince) as well as fascinating extra material from Vonnegut's archive which casts light on the genesis, reception and enduring influence of an iconic American classic.Design © DIEGO BECAS

Language

en

Published on

28/03/2019

Pages

238

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9781784874858

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