Understanding Kurt Vonnegut (Understanding Contemporary American Literature) - Hardcover

Allen, William Rodney

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Understanding Kurt Vonnegut is a critical analysis of Vonnegut s fiction as a point of entrance for students and general readers alike. In close readings of Vonnegut s novels, William Rodney Allen examines the distinctive stylistic, thematic, and formally innovative elements that earned Vonnegut (1922 2007) a mass following, especially among young readers, as well as critical respect among scholars.

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A critical companion to Vonnegut’s early novels

About the Author

William Rodney Allen teaches English at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches. His other books include Walker Percy: A Southern Wayfarer, Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut, and The Coen Brothers: Interviews.

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ISBN 10:  1570038864 ISBN 13:  9781570038860
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press, 2009
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