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Look at the Birdie (Short Story) 1 edition

By Kurt Vonnegut

Cover of: Look at the Birdie (Short Story) by Kurt Vonnegut

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Look at the Birdie is a collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the most original writers in all of American fiction. In this series of perfectly rendered vignettes, written just as he was starting to find his comic voice, Kurt Vonnegut paints a warm, wise, and often funny portrait of life in post--World War II America--a world where squabbling couples, high school geniuses, misfit office workers, and small-town lotharios struggle to adapt to changing technology, moral ambiguity, and unprecedented affluence. How do you plan the perfect murder? Belly up to the bar with Vonnegut's narrator and listen as a self-proclaimed "murder counselor" outlines his fool-proof program for getting rid of your enemies--and assuring yourself a guaranteed annuity income for life. Look at the Birdie and the thirteen other never-before-published pieces that comprise Look at the Birdie serve as an unexpected gift for devoted readers who thought that Kurt Vonnegut's unique voice had been stilled forever--and provide a terrific introduction to his short fiction for anyone who has yet to experience his genius.

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Look at the Birdie (Short Story)

Published 2009 by Random House Publishing Group in New York .
Written in English.

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Open Library	OL24301023M
ISBN 13	9780440339496
OCLC/WorldCat	505805716
OverDrive	1B4B4756-7652-433F-8626-01A1BB1E1656

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