Welcome To The Monkey House and Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage - Brossura

Vonnegut, Kurt

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ISBN 10: 0099387816 ISBN 13: 9780099387817

Casa editrice: Vintage Classics, 1994

Riassunto

A diabolical government asserts control by eliminating orgasms from sex in the title story of Welcome to the Monkey House – setting the tone for a collection shot through with Vonnegut's acrid wit, and his bewilderment at the corruption of humanity.

From riffs on country music, George Bush, and his mother’s midnight mania, to a bittersweet tribute to a dead friend, Palm Sunday demonstrates why Kurt Vonnegut is equally well known as an essayist and commentator as he is a novelist.

This caustic, funny and poignant collection resonates with Vonnegut’s singular voice.

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Recensione:

"Vonnegut's sharp wit and intellect are tempered but not blunted by his honesty and humanity" (Independent)

"These taut, concise stories show us the roots of a great Rube Goldberg literary career" (Los Angeles Times)

"Wonderfully wicked" (Washington Post)

"Twisted, funny, sci-fi and high-concept. It’s a great, great book" (Rebecca Romijin-Stamos Independent)

"A brilliant wacky ideas-monger" (Observer)

Descrizione del libro:

A selection of the best sci-fi shorts from an American genius of the genre, collected alongside his most personal essays.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Vintage Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0099387816
• ISBN 13: 9780099387817
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 672