Vonnegut, Kurt

One of Vonnegut's major works, a young writer decides to interview the children of a scientist primarily responsible for the creation of the atomic bomb. This is an apocalyptic tale of the planet's ultimate fate, featuring a cast of unlikely heroes.

"Chiefly consists of selected graduation speeches given by Vonnegut at various educational institutions"--.

A collection of novels and stories written by Kurt Vonnegut between 1950 through 1962.

Written over a sixty-year period, the letters in this collection include the years Vonnegut experienced as a struggling writer, intimate rememberances penned to school classmates, fellow veterans, friends and family, and commiseration and encouragement to contemporaries such as Godwin and Malamud. His personal correspondence was always alive with the unique point of view that made him the heir to Mark Twain and the letters comprise the autobiography that Kurt Vonnegut never wrote.

In a future time, a former President of the United States writes his memoirs, including an explanation of how, as President, he was forced to sell the original Louisiana Purchase lands to the King of Michigan.

A collection of twelve writings by twentieth-century American novelist Kurt Vonnegut that reflect war and peace, including his reflections on the destruction of Dresden during World War II.

The great white hunter Harold Ryan, missing and presumed dead, has returned from Africa after eight years. His wife is aswoon, her fiance is aghast, and his son is enchanted.

In the year 2000, a young man discovers ice-nine, which can set off a chain reaction more deadly than a nuclear bomb, and a new prophet whose teachings sweep the world.