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This is a very rare signed first British edition of Vonnegut's "Hocus Pocus". I acquired the book in 1991 at Harrah's in London, England. A clerk in the book department told me that Vonnegut had signed copies of the book earlier that year during an in-store promotion. I purchased the only remaining signed copy. The book had been published by Jonathan Cape during the previous year.
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About the Author:
Kurt Vonnegut is a unique voice in the American canon — a writer whose works are hard to categorize, often straddling the space between literature and science fiction, and filled with cutting satire and dark humor. Like Mark Twain before him, Vonnegut's reputation and impact on American writing and reading will continue to grow steadily and increase in relevance as new insights are made. Vonnegut was born in 1922 in Indianapolis, and studied at the University of Chicago and the University of Tennessee. In the Second World War, he became a German prisoner of war and was present during the bombing of Dresden. This experience provided inspiration for his most successful and influential novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut — admired as much for his views and his “Vonnegutisms” as for his publications — wrote extensively in many forms, including novels, short stories, essays, plays, articles, speeches, and correspondence, some of which was published posthumously.
From Publishers Weekly:
While awaiting trial for an initially unspecified crime, Vietnam vet and college professor Eugene Debs Hartke realizes that he has killed exactly as many people as he has had sex with, a coincidence that causes him to doubt his atheism. According to PW , "The cumulative power of the novel is considerable, revealing Vonnegut at his fanciful and playful best."
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- PublisherThe Franklin Library
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0224029177
- ISBN 13 9780224029179
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages302
- IllustratorEdith Vonnegut Squibb
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