Items related to Slaughterhouse-Five : Or The Children's Crusade...
Synopsis
Slaughterhouse-Five : Or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death Paperback - 23 Mar 1972 by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Author)
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review
It took Vonnegut more than 20 years to put his Dresden experiences into words. He explained, "there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Everybody is supposed to be dead, to never say anything or want anything ever again." Slaughterhouse Five is a powerful novel incorporating a number of genres. Only those who have fought in wars can say whether it represents the experience well. However, what the novel does do is invite the reader to look at the absurdity of war. Human versus human, hedonist politicians pressing buttons and ordering millions to their deaths all for ideologies many cannot even comprehend. Flicking between the US, 1940's Germany and Tralfamadore, Vonnegut's semi- autobiographical protagonist Billy Pilgrim finds himself very lost. One minute he is being viewed as a specimen in a Tralfamadorian Zoo, the next he is wandering a post-apocalyptic city looking for corpses. Slaughterhouse Five-Or The Children's Crusade A Duty-Dance with Death is a remarkable blend of black humour, irony, the truth and the absurd. The author regards his work a "failure", millions of readers do not. Released the same time bombs were falling on South East Asia, this title caused controversy and awakening. Essential reading for all. So it goes. --Jon Smith
Review
"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)
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPanther
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0586033289
- ISBN 13 9780586033289
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages143
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
Slaughterhouse-Five / 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-Dance with Death
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Printed in Great Britain. Slight handling wear, light scratches to rear cover, mild marginal toning, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 143pp. SB-97. Seller Inventory # 037500
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Slaughterhouse-Five / 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-Dance with Death
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Printed in Great Britain. Slight handling wear, former owner's small ink stamp to the lower margin of a few pages, mild marginal toning, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. 143pp. SB-85. Seller Inventory # 037804
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Slaughterhouse-five: Or the Children's Crusade. A Duty-dance with Death
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Fair. Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within 0.18. Seller Inventory # bk0586033289xvz189zvxacp
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Slaughterhouse 5
Seller: Ammareal, Morangis, France
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Softcover. Condition: Bon. Traces d'usure sur la couverture. Salissures sur la tranche. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de ce livre à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Signs of wear on the cover. Soiling on the side. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations. Seller Inventory # D-208-687
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
Slaughterhouse-five or the Children's crusade- A duty-dance with death
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60149836: 1981. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, Coins frottés, Dos frotté, Papier jauni. 143 pages. Texte en anglais. Nombreuses rousseurs. Accrocs au dos. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # RO60149836
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Slaughterhouse 5
Seller: Ammareal, Morangis, France
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Softcover. Condition: Bon. Légères traces d'usure sur la couverture. Salissures sur la tranche. Couverture différente. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de ce livre à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Soiling on the side. Different cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations. Seller Inventory # C-930-730
Quantity: 1 available