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Title:

ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT

By:

Kurt Vonnegut

Format:

Hardback

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£16.99

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£11.38

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£5.61

ISBN 10:

0224085395

ISBN 13:

9780224085397

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Currently 12 items in stock

Publisher:

VINTAGE

Pub. date:

15 May, 2008

Pages:

240

Description:

A collection of writings on war and peace. It ranges from a nonfiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War II to a short story about three privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptations of violence.

Synopsis:

To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, "Armageddon in Retrospect" is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor, the pieces range from a visceral nonfiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War II - a piece that is as timely today as it was then - to a painfully funny short story about three privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a darker, more poignant story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptations of violence. Also included are Vonnegut's last speech as well as an assortment of his artwork, with an introduction by the author's son, Mark Vonnegut. "Armageddon in Retrospect" says as much about the times in which we live as it does about the genius of the writer.

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Imprint:

Jonathan Cape Ltd

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