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Slaughterhouse-Five: Or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death. A Novel. (25th Anniversary Edition)(Signed)
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385312083
- ISBN 13
- 9780385312080
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press, 1994. 25th Anniversary Edition. hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8" x 5.25" x 0.75. Signed by the Author. Signed by Vonnegut on the first front end paper.<BR> Kurt Vonnegut was a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, and a graduate of Cornell. In World War II he was taken prisoner by the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge. His first novel, Player Piano, came out in 1952 but he struggled as a writer until he achieved great success in 1969 with Slaughterhouse-Five, which is considered one of the world's great antiwar books, per the dust jacket. "This novel centers on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know." (Dust jacket). A beautiful copy, bound in quarter black cloth and paper. The cover is plain with gilt lettering on the spine. Deckled foredge. Illustrated endpapers in black and white. 205 pp. Illustration and title box in black is against a textured gray background on the dust jacket. The dust jacket has very minor wrinkling at the top. Full refund if not satisfied.
Synopsis
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut and is generally recognized as his most influential and popular work. Set around World War II, the novels tells of the story of Billy Pilgrim, a chaplain’s assistant, and his experiences and journeys through time. Billy sees when, how, and why he will die, resulting in his becoming fatalistic. The refrain “so it goes” is used when death, dying, and mortality occur and it appears in the book 106 times. Additionally, the novel can be read as semi-autobiographical: Vonnegut was present during the firebombing of Dresden, a central event in the novel. Shortly after publication, Slaughterhouse-Five was nominated for two best novel recognitions, a Nebula Award and a Hugo Award, though it lost both to Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness. The Modern Library ranked Slaughterhouse-Five eighteenth on its list of the “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century in 1998. It is also listed in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923). However, mainly due to its irreverent tone and obscene content, Slaughterhouse-Five has been the subject of many attempts at censorship. The novel treats one of the most horrific massacres in European history—the firebombing of Dresden—with mock-serious humor and clear antiwar sentiment. It also depicts sexuality to a revolutionary extent as one of the first literary acknowledgments that homosexual men, referred to in the novel as “fairies,” were among the victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Thus, Slaughterhouse-Five is listed in the American Library Association's list of the “Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–1999” as well as the ALA's “Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000–2009.” The novel has been adapted more than a handful of times, most notably a film adaptation by the same name made in 1972. Although the film did poorly in the box office, it was critically praised, winning the Prix du Jury at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
Reviews
On Oct 9 2010, Jarrod said:
I very much enjoyed this novel. It was my first Vonnegut book, and have since ordered others.I felt it a very well written novel, with a great story, however made a horrible movie.
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- Shelley and Son Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072108
- Title
- Slaughterhouse-Five: Or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death. A Novel. (25th Anniversary Edition)(Signed)
- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 25th Anniversary Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385312083
- ISBN 13
- 9780385312080
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8" x 5.25" x 0.75
- Keywords
- Slaughterhouse-Five, The Children's Crusade A Duty-Dance with Death, Novels, 25th Anniversary Edition, Dresden, Billy Pilgrim, Player Piano, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
- X weight
- 13 oz
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