- Fiction, Literature, American Short stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Look at the Birdie is a collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the most original writers in all of American fiction.
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- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 280
- Publisher
- Random House Group Limited, Random House Publishing Group, Delacorte Press
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- French, Russian, heb, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9785170720279
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was an American novelist who wrote works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as [*Slaughterhouse-Five* (1969)][1], [*Cat's Cradle* (1963)][2], and [*Breakfast of Champions* (1973)][3]. He was known for his humanist beliefs as well as being honorary president of the American Humanist Association. He is widely considered one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98474W/Slaughterhouse-Five [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98482W/Cat's_Cradle [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98488W/Breakfast_of_Champions
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