- Fiction, science fiction, general
The setting is a society in which aging has been cured, individuals have indefinite lifespans, and population control is used to limit the population of the United States to forty million.
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Contemporary, contemplative, bleak and ironic.
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 26
- Publisher
- Blurb, Incorporated, Dunda Books, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Editions
- 28
- Language
- English, Chinese
- ISBN
- 9781461098577
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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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