ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT - and Other New and Unpublilshed Writings on War and Peace

Vonnegut, Kurt Jr. (introduction by Mark Vonnegut)

ISBN 10: 0425226891 / ISBN 13: 9780425226896

Published by Berkley Books, New York, 2009

About this Item

Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by the author. This story collection contains: Introduction by Mark Vonnegut; Letter from PFC Kurt Vonnegut Jr to His Family, May 29, 1945; Kurt Vonnegut atr Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 27, 2007; Wailing Shall Be in All Streets; Great Day; Guns Before Butter; Happy Birthday, 1951; Brighten Up; The Unicorn Trap; Unknown Soldier; Spoils; Just You and Me, Sammy; The Commandant's Desk; and Armageddon in Retrospect. Size: 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 236441

Bibliographic Details

• Title: ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT - and Other New and Unpublilshed Writings on War and Peace
• Publisher: Berkley Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0425226891
• ISBN 13: 9780425226896
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Kurt Vonnegut
• Edition: First Printing - First Thus.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

About this title

Synopsis

The New York Times bestseller from the author of Slaughterhouse-Five—a “gripping” posthumous collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s previously unpublished work on the subject of war and peace.

A fitting tribute to a literary legend and a profoundly humane humorist, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve previously unpublished writings. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor and outraged moral sense, the pieces range from a letter written by Vonnegut to his family in 1945, informing them that he'd been taken prisoner by the Germans, to his last speech, delivered after his death by his son Mark, who provides a warmly personal introduction to the collection. Taken together, these pieces provide fresh insight into Vonnegut's enduring literary genius and reinforce his ongoing moral relevance in today’s world.

Includes an Introduction by Mark Vonnegut

About the Author

Kurt Vonnegut was a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America’s attention in The Sirens of Titan in 1959 and established him, in the words of The New York Times, as “a true artist” with the publication of Cat’s Cradle in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, “one of the best living American writers.” Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.