- Social life and customs, Literature, Miscellanea, Violence
To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace.
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Prestige, classical in form, character-led and spare.
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Putnam Adult, Berkley, Albatros
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- Italian, Chinese, Russian, English
- ISBN
- 9781407015057
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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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