98 Pages
by
Routledge
98 Pages
by
Routledge
98 Pages
by
Routledge
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Drawing on his experiences as a young man in the Great Depression and the Second World War, Kurt Vonnegut created a new style of fiction responsive to the post-war world and unique in its appeal to both popular audiences and avant-garde critics. His work was profoundly innovative and yet perfectly lucid. In this comprehensive introductory study, originally published in 1982, Jerome Klinkowitz... Read more
General Editors’ Preface. Preface and Acknowledgements. A Note on the Texts. 1. Vonnegut and the New Novel 2. The Formula Novel: Player Piano, The Sirens of Titan and Mother Night 3. From Formula Toward Experiment: Cat’s Cradle and God Bless You, Mr Rosewater 4. The Personal Novels: Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions, Slapstick and Jailbird 5. From Metaphor to Discourse. Notes. Bibliography.
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Jerome Klinkowitz
