Kurt Vonnegut reflects on life in America, drawing on examples from Mark Twain, Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln, and others to explore what it means to be an American.
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.
Provides study tools on Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-five," including background on the bombing of Dresden, character analyses, a chronology of the novel's events, chapter summaries and commentaries, and critical essays.
Presents critical essays on Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse Five" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.