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I like the shorter chapters, it makes it more of a casual read. Contains all of Vonnegut's randomness.
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Cat's Cradle/God Bless You Mr. Rosewater/Breakfast of Champions
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Kurt Three Complete Cat's Cradle; God Bless You Mr. Rosewater; Breakfast of Champions.
527 pages, cloth
First published January 1,1973
This edition
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527 pages, cloth
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May 28, 1995 by Wings Books
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9780517124369
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051712436X
- Language
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English
About the author
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Kurt Vonnegut, Junior was an American novelist, satirist, and most recently, graphic artist. He was recognized as New York State Author for 2001-2003.
He was born in Indianapolis, later the setting for many of his novels. He attended Cornell University from 1941 to 1943, where he wrote a column for the student newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun. Vonnegut trained as a chemist and worked as a journalist before joining the U.S. Army and serving in World War II.
After the war, he attended University of Chicago as a graduate student in anthropology and also worked as a police reporter at the City News Bureau of Chicago. He left Chicago to work in Schenectady, New York in public relations for General Electric. He attributed his unadorned writing style to his reporting work.
His experiences as an advance scout in the Battle of the Bulge, and in particular his witnessing of the bombing of Dresden, Germany whilst a prisoner of war, would inform much of his work. This event would also form the core of his most famous work, Slaughterhouse-Five, the book which would make him a millionaire. This acerbic 200-page book is what most people mean when they describe a work as "Vonnegutian" in scope.
Vonnegut was a self-proclaimed humanist and socialist (influenced by the style of Indiana's own Eugene V. Debs) and a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
The novelist is known for works blending satire, black comedy and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973)
He was born in Indianapolis, later the setting for many of his novels. He attended Cornell University from 1941 to 1943, where he wrote a column for the student newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun. Vonnegut trained as a chemist and worked as a journalist before joining the U.S. Army and serving in World War II.
After the war, he attended University of Chicago as a graduate student in anthropology and also worked as a police reporter at the City News Bureau of Chicago. He left Chicago to work in Schenectady, New York in public relations for General Electric. He attributed his unadorned writing style to his reporting work.
His experiences as an advance scout in the Battle of the Bulge, and in particular his witnessing of the bombing of Dresden, Germany whilst a prisoner of war, would inform much of his work. This event would also form the core of his most famous work, Slaughterhouse-Five, the book which would make him a millionaire. This acerbic 200-page book is what most people mean when they describe a work as "Vonnegutian" in scope.
Vonnegut was a self-proclaimed humanist and socialist (influenced by the style of Indiana's own Eugene V. Debs) and a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
The novelist is known for works blending satire, black comedy and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973)
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Re-read after several years, which in itself is a great endorsement since I rarely revisit a novel. This book remains pertinent, hopefully not prescient, as people celebrate the achievements of Oppenheimer in the theater.
I believe my favorite but most cynical part is the ending, proving that the will to go on heroically is only inherent in Hollywood movies.
I believe my favorite but most cynical part is the ending, proving that the will to go on heroically is only inherent in Hollywood movies.
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I'm only reading the cat's cradle. Can't find just that book on this site
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My favorite Vonnegut. This is a masterpiece.
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Page 2 of Breakfast of Champions says it all
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This book sounds to be one the best novels vonnegurt has written
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Vonnegut wrote Breakfast of Champions for himself as a 50th birthday present. What an incredible gift.
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I still press my feet against others when I want to feel close...
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