Kurt Vonnegut and the centrifugal force of fate
By: Gary McMahon.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780786439935
Subjects: Vonnegut, Kurt -- Criticism and interpretation; Authors, American -- 20th century
Description: "Vonnegut blended the bizarrely hypothetical with the gut-wrenchingly actual, infusing his biting wit with a bleak worldview partially created during his service in WWII and his time as a prisoner of war. Exploring each of Vonnegut's works, the author discusses the development of one of America's greatest authors"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Centrifugal Force of Fate 5; title: Armageddon in Retrospect; title: Hocus Pocus; title: The Sirens of Titan; title: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; title: Cat's Cradle; title: Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons; title: Breakfast of Champions; title: Timequake; title: Slaughterhouse 5; title: God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian; title: Palm Sunday; title: Happy Birthday, Wanda June; title: Welcome to the Monkey House; title: Jailbird; title: Bagombo Snuff Box; title: Between time and Timbuktu; title: Player Piano; title: A Man Without a Country; title: Bluebeard; title: Sun Moon Star; title: Slapstick; title: Galapagos; title: Mother night; title: Deadeye Dick; title: Fates Worse than Death.