Cat's cradle /

Cat's cradle /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Vonnegut, Kurt.
Edition:	Dial Press trade pbk. ed.
Imprint:	New York : Dial Press, 2006, c1963.
Description:	xiii, 287 p. ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	End of the world -- Fiction. End of the world. Satire. Fiction. Humorous fiction. Satire. Satirical literature. Science fiction.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7871248

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ISBN:	038533348X (pbk.) 9780385333481 (pbk.)
Summary:	One of Vonnegut's major works, a young writer decides to interview the children of a scientist primarily responsible for the creation of the atomic bomb. This is an apocalyptic tale of the planet's ultimate fate, featuring a cast of unlikely heroes.

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Summary:	"A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!"-- The New York Times <br> <br> Cat's Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat's Cradle is one of the twentieth century's most important works--and Vonnegut at his very best.<br> <br> "[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist."-- Harper's Magazine<br> <br> "Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense."-- Atlantic Monthly
Physical Description:	xiii, 287 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	038533348X 9780385333481