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Synopsis
The author questions the condition of modern man in this novel depicting a science-fiction writer's struggle to find peace and sanity in the world
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Review
"We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane." So reads the tombstone of downtrodden writer Kilgore Trout, but we have no doubt who's really talking: his alter ego Kurt Vonnegut. Health versus sickness, humanity versus inhumanity--both sets of ideas bounce through this challenging and funny book. As with the rest of Vonnegut's pure fantasy, it lacks the shimmering, fact-fueled rage that illuminates Slaughterhouse-Five. At the same time, that makes this book perhaps more enjoyable to read.
Breakfast of Champions is a slippery, lucid, bleakly humorous jaunt through (sick? inhumane?) America circa 1973, with Vonnegut acting as our Virgil-like companion. The book follows its main character, auto-dealing solid-citizen Dwayne Hoover, down into madness, a condition brought on by the work of the aforementioned Kilgore Trout. As Dwayne cracks, then crumbles, Breakfast of Champions coolly shows the effects his dementia has on the web of characters surrounding him. It's not much of a plot, but it's enough for Vonnegut to air unique opinions on America, sex, war, love, and all of his other pet topics--you know, the only ones that really count.
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Breakfast Of Champions is vintage Vonnegut. One of his favorite characters, aging writer Kilgore Trout, finds to his horror that a Midwest car dealer is taking his fiction as truth. The result is murderously funny satire as Vonnegut looks at war, sex, racism, success, politics, and pollution in America and reminds us how to see the truth.
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Breakfast of Champions
Published by
Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973
ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0385280890I5N00
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Breakfast of Champions
Published by
Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973
ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
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Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0385280890I3N00
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Breakfast of Champions
Published by
Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973
ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
Used
Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0385280890I3N01
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Breakfast of Champions
Published by
Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973
ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
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Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0385280890I3N00
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Breakfast of Champions
Published by
Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973
ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0385280890I3N01
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Breakfast of Champions
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Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973
ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). No dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 260317232
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Breakfast of Champions
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ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_482072040
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Breakfast of Champions
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Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973
ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and smudging as well as bumping and tearing. Binding is sound. End pages have age-toning and smudging. Page edges have moderate age-toning with foxing and smudging. Interior pages are age-toned. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1681395791
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Breakfast of Champions
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Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1973
ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Fifth printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards may have fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages unmarked. Mylar included to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 3573995817
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Breakfast of Champions
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ISBN 10: 0385280890
ISBN 13: 9780385280891
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Good condition. No Dust Jacket Book Club edition. (humorous fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # SA14OS-00403