Slaughterhouse Five (Vintage Classics)

Author(s): Kurt Vonnegut

Classics

Centring on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden in the Second World War, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.


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One of the very best anti-war novels ever written

"Marvellous...the writing is pungent, the antics uproarious, the wit as sharp as a hypodermic needle" Daily Telegraph "A work of keen literary artistry" -- Joseph Heller "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 "A laughing prophet of doom" New York Times "Unique" -- Doris Lessing

Kurt Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis in 1922 and studied biochemistry at Cornell University. During WWII, as a prisoner of war in Germany, he witnessed the destruction of Dresden by Allied bombers, an experience which inspired Slaughterhouse Five. He died in 2007.

General Fields

  • : 9780099800200
  • : Random House
  • : Vintage
  • : 0.14
  • : March 2000
  • : 197mm X 131mm X 12mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Kurt Vonnegut
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 813.5/4
  • : good
  • : 192
  • : FA