Novels 1976-1985 / Kurt Vonnegut ; Sidney Offit, editor.
" Slapstick (1976) takes the form of the post-apocalyptic memoirs of Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain, architect of a brilliant scheme to rid mankind of loneliness. Jailbird (1979) is a political fable of our time, the biography of a good man who becomes embroiled in several of the worst political scandals of the American Century. Deadeye Dick (1982) depicts a talentless playwrights struggle to atone for the crimes of his youth, and the sins of his country. Galpagos (1985), a favorite of the authors among his books, tells the story of how and why a million years agoduring the global ecological disaster of 1986humankind embarked on an unlikely evolution. The volume is rounded out with an assortment of Vonnegut rarities: speeches, essays, and commentary from the period that touch upon the themes, incidents, and particulars of the novels."-Amazon
Record details
- ISBN: 9781598533040
- Physical Description: 878 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : The Library of America, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
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- Formatted Contents Note:
- Slapstick -- Jailbird -- Deadeye Dick -- Galápagos.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | 813 VON (Text) | 30229101063724 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
