Armageddon in Retrospect

And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace

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Armageddon in Retrospect

And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace

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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published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace.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—an essay that is as timely today as it was then—to a painfully funny short story about three Army 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, and 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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Jonathan Cape
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Cover of: Hui shou da jue zhan
Hui shou da jue zhan: ji guan yu zhan zheng yu he ping de qi ta xin zuo
2012, Ren min wen xue chu ban she
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Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace
May 01, 2008, Jonathan Cape
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Armageddon in Retrospect
April 1, 2008, Putnam Adult, Putnam
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Source title: Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace

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PS3572.O5

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hardcover
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240

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OL31834923M
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0224085395
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9780224085397

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