vonnegut, kurt

Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Slaughterhouse-Five, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

"Dan Wakefield's biography of Kurt Vonnegut: "You could say the same for his stories, novels, and memoirs. And for the way he spoke. He said things that other people thought but didn't say, or hadn't dared to think, but recognized as true when they heard it. The truth is often shocking, he wrote, because we hear it so seldomly"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of three novels written by Kurt Vonnegut between 1987 and 1997.

Contains seventeen essays that examine how Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" explores the theme of war while reflecting society's attitudes toward military conflicts.

Intersperses a story about a glitch in the space-time continuum that forces people to relive the ten years between February 17, 1991 to February 13, 2001 exactly as they did the first time, with Vonnegut's thoughts and experiences during the summer and autumn of 1996.

Explores the topic of rebellion in various genres---novels, short fiction, poetry, drama, and films---from a broad range of different critical perspectives.

The story of Billy Pilgrim who is ordinary in almost every respect but one: he has come unstuck in time and jumps back and forth in his life with no control over where he is going next. In the end Billy learns he must concentrate on the good things and ignore the bad in life.