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Teacher’s Guide
Sep 08, 1998 | ISBN 9780385333481 Buy
Nov 04, 2009 | ISBN 9780307567277 Buy
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Sep 08, 1998 | ISBN 9780385333481
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“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times 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.“[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist.”—Harper’s Magazine “Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense.”—Atlantic Monthly
Kurt Vonnegut was a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America’s attention in The Sirens of Titan in 1959 and established him, in the words of The New York Times, as “a true artist”… More about Kurt Vonnegut
“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times “[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist.”—Harper’s Magazine“Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense.”—Atlantic Monthly
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