"A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!"-- The New York Times
Cat's Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat's Cradle is one of the twentieth century's most important works--and Vonnegut at his very best.
"[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist."--Harper's Magazine
"Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense."--Atlantic Monthly
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut's humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in The Sirens of Titan in 1959 and established him as a true artist. (The New York Times) with 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.
ISBN-13: 9780385333481
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 09/08/1998
Series: Henry Holt Classics Library
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile: 790LBISAC Categories:
Books - Fiction | Classics
Books - Fiction | Science Fiction | Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
Books - Fiction | Literary
Books - Fiction | Satire
-End of the world -Humorous fiction
-Science fiction -Satire
