"Hocus Pocus" von Kurt Vonnegut ist ein satirischer Roman, der die Geschichte von Eugene Debs Hartke erzählt, einem Vietnamkriegsveteranen und ehemaligen College-Professor. Der Roman ist in Form von fragmentarischen Notizen verfasst, die...

"A funny, savage appraisal of a totally automated American society of the future."-San Francisco Chronicle Kurt Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by...

"[Kurt Vonnegut] is either the funniest serious writer around or the most serious funny writer."-Los Angeles Times Book ReviewIn this self-portrait by an American genius, Kurt Vonnegut writes with beguiling wit and poignant wisdom about...

"Schlachthof 5 oder Der Kinderkreuzzug: Ein Pflicht-Tanz mit dem Tod" von Kurt Vonnegut ist ein anti-kriegs Roman, der sich mit den Schrecken und der Absurdität des Krieges auseinandersetzt. Die Geschichte folgt Billy Pilgrim, einem...

Sun Moon Star is the story of the birth of Jesus--as told by Kurt Vonnegut. This children's book takes the newborn Jesus' perspective, offering beautiful and insightful descriptions of the world from someone newly born into it. In this...

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Kurt Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis in 1922 and studied biochemistry at Cornell University. An army intelligence scout during the Second World War, he was captured by the Germans and witnessed the destruction of Dresden by Allied...

Launched in November, Dell's Kurt Vonnegut reissue program continues with one of the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our...

"Some of the best and most moving Vonnegut."-San Francisco ChronicleSlapstick presents an apocalyptic vision as seen through the eyes of the current King of Manhattan (and last President of the United States), a wickedly irreverent look...

In what is supposedly his final book, Kurt Vonnegut addresses a wide range of subjects with a combination of wicked wit and boundless imagination, looking at suicide, memory, "deja vu", the Great Depression, W.W.II and the loss of...

Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding 'fathers' of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to humanity. For he is the inventor of ice-nine, a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. Writer Jonah's search for his...

Cat's Cradle, one of Vonnegut's most entertaining novels, is filled with scientists and G-men and even ordinary folks caught up in the game. These assorted characters chase each other around in search of the world's most important and...