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One of the warmest, wisest, funniest voices to be found anywhere in fiction (Daily Telegraph)
The time to read Vonnegut is just when you begin to suspect that the world is not what it appears to be. He is not only entertaining, he is electrocuting. You read him with enormous pleasure because he makes your hair stand on end (New York Times)
Vonnegut has looked the world straight in the eye and never flinched (J. G. Ballard)
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The time to read Vonnegut is just when you begin to suspect that the world is not what it appears to be. He is not only entertaining, he is electrocuting. You read him with enormous pleasure because he makes your hair stand on end (New York Times)
Vonnegut has looked the world straight in the eye and never flinched (J. G. Ballard)
One of America's greatest writers gives us his unique perspective on our fears of nuclear annihilation
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0140285601
- ISBN 13 9780140285604
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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