- Short stories
Vonnegut's first collection of short stories, includes 12 wickedly funny stories told as only Vonnegut can.
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Comic, spare, cool and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut
- First published
- 1961
- Pages
- 160
- Publisher
- Gold Medal Books, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Fawcett Publications
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780899667577
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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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