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Genre/Form: | War stories Fiction Historical fiction History War fiction Science fiction Satirical literature |
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Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Kurt Vonnegut |
ISBN: | 0440180295 9780440180296 0812417755 9780812417753 1439501637 9781439501634 0808514571 9780808514572 0329058053 9780329058050 0606049134 9780606049139 |
OCLC Number: | 25219490 |
Notes: | Laurel book Originally published: New York : Delacorte Press, 1969. |
Description: | 215 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
Other Titles: | Slaughterhouse-five Slaughter house five Slaughterhouse-5 Slaughter house 5 Children's crusade Duty-dance with death |
Responsibility: | by Kurt Vonnegut. |
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Marvellous...the writing is pungent, the antics uproarious, the humour suitably black, the wit sharp as a hypodermic * Daily Telegraph * Mr Vonnegut knows a great deal about what is probably the largest massacre in modern history - the fire-bombing of Dresden in 1945. Slaughterhouse Five is a reaction to the event by one of our most gifted and incisive novelists. A work of keen literary artistry -- Joseph Heller, author of 'Catch-22' The individuality of Vonnegut's style is a curious yet perfect match for the pain of the emotional content. A humane, human book that always remains a work of art rather than biography, no matter how apparent the author's presence -- Kate Atkinson Unique...one of the writers who map our landscapes for us, who give names to the places we know best -- Doris Lessing There are writers who create a lot of readers, and there are writers who create a lot of writers, and Vonnegut was both -- Jonathan Safran Foer Read more...


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