"Retsidivist" - roman, v opredelennoj stepeni znakovyj dlja "pozdnego" tvorchestva Kurta Vonneguta - pisatelja, che vladenie firmennym "skazovym" stilem dostigaet istinnogo sovershenstva.Pered vami - umnaja, tonkaja i blistatelnaja kniga, obladajuschaja, pomimo vsekh vysheperechislennykh, esche odni[...]
"Retsidivist" - roman, v opredelennoj stepeni znakovyj dlja "pozdnego" tvorchestva Kurta Vonneguta - pisatelja, che vladenie firmennym "skazovym" stilem dostigaet istinnogo sovershenstva.Pered vami - umnaja, tonkaja i blistatelnaja kniga, obladajuschaja, pomimo vsekh vysheperechislennykh, esche odni[...]
My dumali, chto znaem o tvorchestve Vonneguta vse? My oshibalis. Vpervye na russkom jazyke ? sobrannoe pod odnoj oblozhkoj polnoe sobranie rasskazov Vonneguta, ranee izdavavshikhsja tolko v zhurnalakh i antologijakh![...]
Poslushajte - kogda-to, dve zheny tomu nazad, dvesti pjatdesjat tysjach sigaret tomu nazad, tri tysjachi litrov spirtnogo nazad... Togda, kogda vse byli molody... Poslushajte - mir vraschalsja, bogatye iznyvali ot gluposti i skuki, bednym ostavalos odno - byt svobodnymi i umnymi. Pravda byla nepravd[...]
Slakthus 5 är en av våra största anti-krigsböcker som utspelar sig under de allierades bombningar av Dresden i slutet av andra världskriget. Billy Pilgrim som var amerikansk krigsfånge i staden återvänder hem men blir kidnappad av utomjordingar. De för honom till planeten Tralfamadore där [...]
"Kurt Vonnegutissa on aimo annos vakavaa, pessimististä ja perimmäisiin ongelmiin pureutuvaa filosofia, mutta samalla hänen komiikan keinonsa ovat mahtavat. Hänessä on kirjallisuuden parhaitten perinteiden veroista ironikkoa, julmaa naurajaa..." (Aamulehti) Kurt Vonnegutin läpimurtoromaanin pe[...]
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 Amer[...]
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[...]
Slaughterhous-Five is one of the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.[...]
A rich man attempts a noble experiment with human nature. The result is an etched-in-acid portrayal of universal greed, hypocrisy, and follies of the flesh.[...]
One of Vonnegut's most highly praised novels. Filled with humor and unforgettable characters, this apocalyptic story tells of Earth's ultimate end, and presents a vision of the future that is both darkly fantastic and funny, as Vonnegut weaves a satirical commentary on modern man and his madness.[...]
This collection of Vonnegut's short masterpieces share his audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision. Accelerated Reader: Reading Level 5.7, 16 Points.[...]
Broad humor and bitter irony collide in this fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, who, at age seventy-one, wants to be left alone on his Long Island estate with the secret he has locked inside his potato barn. But then a voluptuous young widow badgers Rabo into telling his life story--and Von[...]
Billy Pilgrim returns home from the Second World War only to be kidnapped by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who teach him that time is an eternal present[...]
Jailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in government. . .and in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiary as Watergate's least known co-conspirator. But [...]
From the author of Timequake, this "irresistible" novel (Cleveland Plain Dealer) tells the story of Eugene Debs Hartke-Vietnam veteran, jazz pianist, college professor, and prognosticator of the apocalypse. It's "Vonnegut's best novel in years-funny and prophetic...something special." (The Nation)[...]
In a collection of concise autobiographical essays, the renowned novelist offers his views on his own life, from growing up during the Great Depression to his fame as a writer, as well as his reflections on art, politics, and everyday life in America. Reprint. 200,000 first printing.[...]
Then on the descent, tragedy struck, and how they made it back to safety is renowned in the annals of climbing. "K2 - The Savage Mountain" captures this sensational tale with an unmatched power that has earned this book its place as one of the classics of mountaineering literature.[...]