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Author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Format: Paperback
Publisher: DeltaISBN-10: 038533348X
ISBN-13: 9780385333481Educational Level: --
Product Type: --Publication Year: 1998
Subject: Literature & FictionLanguage: English
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Nominated for the Hugo Award in 1964, Kurt Vonnegut's sprawling and brilliant fourth novel turns a bleakly satiric eye on science, technology, religion, politics, and the end of the world. At the center of the tale is the fictional physicist Felix Hoenikker, an inventor of the nuclear bomb, who, in an attempt to eliminate mud for military vehicles, invents a substance called Ice-9 that causes a chain reaction that allows water to freeze at normal temperatures. This apocalyptic substance is split between his three children who use it as a bartering chip to achieve their selfish ends. Eventually, the narrator (ostensibly researching Hoenikker) and Hoenikker's children wind up on a Caribbean island run by a demented dictator seeking to squash the native religion of Bokonism. The novel is filled with irreverent riffs and ingenious tangents, as Vonnegut exposes the underlying inanity of human nature: the read is enjoyable and lively, but laced with dark and devastating truths. Total catastrophe has never been so funny...or so absurdly tragic.

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Length:287 pages
Height:8.3 in.
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One of Vonnegut's most highly praised novels. Filled with humor and unforgettable characters, this apocalyptic story tells of Earth's ultimate end, and presents a vision of the future that is both darkly fantastic and funny, as Vonnegut weaves a satirical commentary on modern man and his madness.
One of Vonneguts major works, this is an apocalyptic tale of the planet's ultimate fate, featuring a cast of unlikely heroes.

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"'Cat's Cradle' is an irreverent and often highly entertaining fantasy concerning the playful irresponsibility of nuclear scientists. Like the best contemporary satire, it is work of a far more engaging and meaningful order than the melodramatic tripe which most critics seem to consider 'serious.'"
New York Times Book Review - Terry Southern (06/02/1963)


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ISBN : 038533348X
Title : Cat's Cradle: A Novel
EAN : 9780385333481
Authors : Kurt Vonnegut
Binding : Paperback
Publisher : Dell Publishing
Publication Date : 1998-09-08
Pages : 304
List Price (MSRP) : 15.00
Height : 0.9000 inches
Width : 5.2000 inches
Length : 7.9000 inches
Weight : 0.4500 pounds
Keywords : Cats, Dogs & Animals, Satire, Vonnegut Jr., Kurt, General, General AAS, Comic, Contemporary, Classics, Vonnegut, Kurt, Paperback, Printed Books
Condition : Acceptable

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