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008 131013s2014 nyu b 000 1 eng d
019 $a860755564
020 $a9781598533040 (hbk.)
020 $a1598533045 (hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn860755391
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035 $a(NNC)10787428
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100 1 $aVonnegut, Kurt,$eauthor.
240 10 $aWorks.$kSelections.$f2014
245 10 $aNovels, 1976-1985 /$cKurt Vonnegut ; Sidney Offit, editor.
246 3 $aVonnegut :$bnovels, 1976-1985
264 1 $aNew York :$bThe Library of America,$c[2014]
300 $a878 pages ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aThe Library of America ;$v252
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 00 $tSlapstick --$tJailbird --$tDeadeye Dick --$tGalápagos.
520 $aSlapstick (1976) takes the form of the post-apocalyptic memoirs of Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain, architect of a brilliant scheme to rid mankind of loneliness. Jailbird (1979) is a political fable of our time, the biography of a good man who becomes embroiled in several of the worst political scandals of the American Century. Deadeye Dick (1982) depicts a talentless playwright's struggle to atone for the crimes of his youth and the sins of his country. Galápagos (1985), a favorite of the author's among his books, tells the story of how and why a million years ago, during the global ecological disaster of 1986, humankind embarked on an unlikely evolution. The volume is rounded out with an assortment of Vonnegut rarities: speeches, essays, and commentary from the period that touch upon the themes, incidents, and particulars of the novels.
520 $aSlapstick (1976) takes the form of the post-apocalyptic memoirs of Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain, architect of a brilliant scheme to rid mankind of loneliness. Jailbird (1979) is a political fable of our time, the biography of a good man who becomes embroiled in several of the worst political scandals of the American Century. Deadeye Dick (1982) depicts a talentless playwright's struggle to atone for the crimes of his youth, and the sins of his country. Galâapagos (1985), a favorite of the author's among his books, tells the story of how and why a million years ago, during the global ecological disaster of 1986, humankind embarked on an unlikely evolution. The volume is rounded out with an assortment of Vonnegut rarities: speeches, essays, and commentary from the period that touch upon the themes, incidents, and particulars of the novels.
600 10 $aVonnegut, Kurt$vLiterary collections.
700 1 $aOffit, Sidney,$eeditor.
700 12 $aVonnegut, Kurt.$tSlapstick.
700 12 $aVonnegut, Kurt.$tJailbird.
700 12 $aVonnegut, Kurt.$tDeadeye Dick.
700 12 $aVonnegut, Kurt.$tGalapagos.
830 0 $aLibrary of America ;$v252.
852 00 $bbar$hPS3572.O5$iA6 2014g
852 00 $bmil$hPS3572.O5$iA6 2014g