Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut
First published on the anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new writings - a fitting tribute to the author, and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace and humanity's tendency towards violence. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humour, the pieces range from a visceral non-fiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden - to a painfully funny short story about three soldiers and their fantasies of the perfect meal.
Reads like a madcap Montaigne on acid * Metro *
The most entertaining of American writers, almost a new Mark Twain..his words can travel on through time * Daily Mail *
The wittiest man since Groucho Marx and the wisest since Karl Marx * The Times *
Imbued with the innocence, empathy, and kindness that always seemed central to Vonnegut's sensibility -- Lionel Shriver * Financial Times *
(Vonnegut) was a splendid preacher of American populism at its most radical...always funny and sometimes refreshingly vulgar * Independent *
The most entertaining of American writers, almost a new Mark Twain..his words can travel on through time * Daily Mail *
The wittiest man since Groucho Marx and the wisest since Karl Marx * The Times *
Imbued with the innocence, empathy, and kindness that always seemed central to Vonnegut's sensibility -- Lionel Shriver * Financial Times *
(Vonnegut) was a splendid preacher of American populism at its most radical...always funny and sometimes refreshingly vulgar * Independent *
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007), was a writer, lecturer and painter. First published in 1950, he went on to write fourteen novels, four plays, and three short story collections, in addition to countless works of short fiction and nonfiction.
Mark Vonnegut is a son of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. He is a pediatrician and the author of a memoir, The Eden Express.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099524083 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099524082 |
| Title | Armageddon in Retrospect |
| Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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