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Cat's Cradle : A Novel by Kurt Vonnegut (1998, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-10038533348X

ISBN-139780385333481

eBay Product ID (ePID)8038310243

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Book TitleCat's Cradle : a Novel

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

TopicScience Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Satire, Literary, Science Fiction / General, Humorous / General

GenreFiction

AuthorKurt Vonnegut

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Reviews "A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!"-New York Times "[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist."-Harper's Magazine "Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense."-Atlantic Monthly, "A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!"-- New York Times "[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist."-- Harper's Magazine "Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense."-- Atlantic Monthly, "A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!"- New York Times "[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist."- Harper's Magazine "Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense."- Atlantic Monthly

Synopsis"A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!"-- The New York Times Cat's Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat's Cradle is one of the twentieth century's most important works--and Vonnegut at his very best. "[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist."-- Harper's Magazine "Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense."-- Atlantic Monthly, "A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride "-- The New York Times Cat's Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat's Cradle is one of the twentieth century's most important works--and Vonnegut at his very best. " Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist."-- Harper's Magazine "Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense."-- Atlantic Monthly

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von dutchw48
19. Jun. 2018
An apocalyptic burlesque, this is Vonnegut at his best!
The first Vonnegut book I read, and my favorite book of all time. I read it at least once a year (for my birthday). This end-of-the-world farce surpasses Dr. Strangelove! The narrator who calls himself Jonah (although he admits his name is John) is writing a book about the day the A-bomb was dropped on hiroshima. While interviewing people who were involved with the creation of the bomb, he encounters the bizarre Hoenikker family. Pursuing his story takes him from the "Research Laboratory" in Ithaca, NY (where he learns about the "solution to mud"), to the unstable caribbean dictatorship of San Lorenzo. Along the way he "finds religion" in the form of Bokononism, the outlawed religion of San Lorenzo, based upon "harmless lies" as recorded in the "Books of Bokonon," that contain a collection of "calypsos" composed by a shipwrecked black man. Primo Vonnegut!
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von ryaschindle-8
21. Jan. 2019
Amazing book
Great book, Great author
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von baggin55
02. Nov. 2021
Great Read!
Vonnegut was so good… observes every anomaly in the human experience and asks us to reevaluate everything we take for granted.
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von thinklikeido
04. Jun. 2024
Nice item!
Nice item!
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von stratage_71
15. Sep. 2022
Kurt rules!
A good read!
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von biggamehunterbgh
27. Feb. 2019
Great novel!
Couldn’t put it down.
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von supervols78
11. Mai. 2024
all good thx
all good thx
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von arkarp-98-2
03. Feb. 2021
Very happy
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von chandamarie42
30. Mär. 2021
Great read!
Great read!
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von m1wdwkr
08. Nov. 2016
Kurt Vonnegut's Stuff
Novel novels that read quickly. I read them all 40 years ago and still find that their understanding of life is very similar to my own though if you only read one or two I suggest Cat's Cradle or Slaughterhouse Five.
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