- Fiction, Classic Literature, Mystery, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut - wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality.
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Classical in form, contemporary and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut, Christian Rummel
- First published
- 1952
- Pages
- 310
- Publisher
- Macmillan Pub Co, April, Dial press
- Editions
- 70
- Language
- tur, German, French, Russian
- ISBN
- 9788382022186
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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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