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Vonnegut, Kurt

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ISBN 10: 0099842602 ISBN 13: 9780099842606

Casa editrice: Random UK, 2000

Riassunto

Discover Vonnegurt’s funny absurdist novel about the human condition.

‘Outrageous, witty, thought-provoking, unputdownable, scintillating, invigorating, ennobling, enlightening and masterly’ Spectator

In a frolic of cartoon and comic outbursts against rule and reason, a miraculous weaving of science fiction, memoir, parable, fairy tale and farce, Kurt Vonnegut attacks the whole spectrum of American society, releasing some of his best-loved literary creations on the scene.

‘Vonnegut explains everything from an apple to the pyramids...weird, fast and inventive’ Daily Telegraph

Su questo libro

Recensione:

"Vonnegut performs considerable complex magic... Fresh, funny, outrageous...he very nearly levitates" (New York Times)

"He’s just so fucking amazing. Everyone should read Vonnegut." (Tim Minchin)

"A great deal of wit and playfulness...an entire universe of disorder is distilled" (Guardian)

"Outrageous, witty, thought-provoking, unputdownable, scintillating, invigorating, ennobling, enlightening and masterly" (Spectator)

"Brilliant... It seems, at times, as if Voltaire has returned to satirise the horrors of plastic, disposable America" (Sunday Times)

Descrizione del libro:

'After Vonnegut, everything else seems a bit tame' Spectator

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Random UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0099842602
• ISBN 13: 9780099842606
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 320