Vonnegut by the Dozen: Twelve Pieces by Kurt Vonnegut

Vonnegut by the Dozen: Twelve Pieces by Kurt Vonnegut

America owes Kurt Vonnegut a debt of gratitude for infusing its culture with the brilliant insight found in books like Mother Night, Player Piano and Slaughterhouse-5â€”and for the mordantly funny writings assembled in this collection.

The Nation was one of Vonnegutâ€™s outlets for his political writings. He contributed to the magazine once or twice a year from 1978 to 1998, like a regular donation to the United Way. His politics were consistently on the left, and after fighting in World War IIâ€”which, for all its horrors, he considered justâ€”he angrily condemned all of the United Statesâ€™ subsequent wars of choice.

He wrote in a kind of faux-simpleminded style. He avoided the high seriousness demanded by some critics, who dismissed his body of work as a product of the 1960s counterculture, popular only among shaggy-haired youths with callow taste.

But his best work, as youâ€™ll see, deals with ultimate questions.
Country USA
Manufacturer The Nation Co, LLP
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-08-07
Format Kindle eBook

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