Bookbot

Kurt Vonnegut

    11 novembre 1922 – 11 aprile 2007

    Kurt Vonnegut è stato un romanziere, satirico e artista grafico americano, celebrato per le sue opere che fondono magistralmente satira, commedia nera e fantascienza. Il suo stile distintivo, plasmato dalle sue esperienze di giornalista e dai suoi strazianti incontri bellici, è caratterizzato da una prosa sobria e da acute osservazioni sulla condizione umana. Autoproclamatosi umanista e socialista, le narrazioni di Vonnegut esplorano frequentemente le assurdità della guerra, le complessità delle strutture sociali e la ricerca di significato, il tutto offerto con la sua caratteristica miscela di arguzia profonda e pathos.

    Kurt Vonnegut
    Kurt Vonnegut: Novels 1976-1985 (Loa #252): Slapstick / Jailbird / Deadeye Dick / Galápagos
    Novels & Stories 1963-1973
    Cronosisma
    Galapagos
    Eden Express
    Madre notte
    • Novels & Stories 1963-1973

      • 851pagine
      • 30 ore di lettura

      Presents a collection of four novels, four short stories, and other writings, including a speech and letters

      Novels & Stories 1963-1973
      4,5
    • This definitive edition of Kurt Vonnegut's fiction compiles his last three novels: "Bluebeard," "Hocus Pocus," and "Timequake," showcasing his signature satirical style. It explores themes of artistic integrity, societal issues, and personal reflections, concluding with a selection of related nonfiction pieces. A fitting farewell from a literary master.

      Kurt Vonnegut: Novels 1987-1997 (Loa #273): Bluebeard / Hocus Pocus / Timequake
      4,3
    • From riffs on country music, George Bush, and his mother's midnight mania, to a bittersweet tribute to a dead friend, this book demonstrates why Kurt Vonnegut is equally well known as an essayist and commentator as he is a novelist. It resonates with Vonnegut's singular voice.

      Welcome to the monkey house and Palm Sunday
      4,3
    • Kurt Vonnegut: Letters

      • 464pagine
      • 17 ore di lettura

      This collection of Vonnegut's letters is the autobiography he never wrote - from the letter he posted home upon being freed from a German POW camp, to notes of advice to his children: `Don't let anybody tell you that smoking and boozing are bad for you.

      Kurt Vonnegut: Letters
      4,1