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245 10 a| Novels, 1976-1985 /c| Kurt Vonnegut ; Sidney Offit, editor.;

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490 1 a| The Library of America ;v| 252;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

505 00 t| Slapstick --t| Jailbird --t| Deadeye Dick --t| Galápagos.;

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Novels, 1976-1985 / Kurt Vonnegut ; Sidney Offit, editor.

Author/creator	Vonnegut, Kurt author.
Format	Book
Publication	New York : The Library of America, [2014]
Description	878 pages ; 21 cm.

Other author/creator	Offit, Sidney editor.
Included Work	Vonnegut, Kurt Slapstick.
Included Work	Vonnegut, Kurt Jailbird.
Included Work	Vonnegut, Kurt Deadeye Dick.
Included Work	Vonnegut, Kurt Galápagos.
Uniform title	Works. Selections. 2014
Variant title	Vonnegut : novels, 1976-1985
Series	The Library of America ; 252 Library of America ; 252. ^A515081
Contents	Slapstick -- Jailbird -- Deadeye Dick -- Galápagos.
Abstract	Slapstick (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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN	9781598533040 (hbk.)
ISBN	1598533045 (hbk.)

Novels, 1976-1985 / Kurt Vonnegut ; Sidney Offit, editor.

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