num_pages: 319
description: Why should the richest and most depraved man in America blast off in his private space ship for parts unknown with the one beautiful woman capable of resisting him? What bizarre design lay behind the Martians' strange invasion of Earth? How can Salo, shipwrecked envoy from Tralfamador, complete his vital mission? When does a novel shaped by he techniques of science fiction become a major literary breakthrough? The Sirens of Titan provides the answers -- in a dazzling display of the prophetic vision and audacious artistry of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
language: English
title: The Sirens of Titan
titlecomplete: The Sirens of Titan
characters: Stony Stevenson, Beatrice Rumfoord (Bee), Chrono, Noel Constant, Winston Niles Rumfoord, Ransom K. Fern, Malachi Constant (Unk), Boaz, Salo
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, American, Speculative Fiction, Humor, Literature, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Fantasy
ratings_count: 136753
places: Newport, Rhode Island, Indianapolis, Indiana
awards: awardedAt: -315590400000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Foreign Novel
publisher: Dell