Like shaking hands with God 1999
By Kurt Vonnegut, Lee Stringer, Ross Klavan, Daniel Simon, Art Shay
- American Novelists, Interviews, Fiction, Authorship
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Spare, intimate, character-led and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut, Lee Stringer, Ross Klavan, Daniel Simon, Art Shay
- First published
- 1999
- Pages
- 80
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press, Washington Square Press
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781583220023
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“ROSS: Lee and Kurt, why don't you come up so we can grill you.”
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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