Books with author Kurt Jr Vonnegut

In Sirens, Vonnegut combines the ideas of space travel, superior aliens, and a space-time warp to explore the question of causality in the universe. The story argues, existentially, that the entire history of the human species, and the manipulations of Niles Winston Rumfoord who has been scattered through time and space by a "chronosynclastic infundibulum," have been influenced by extraterrestrials for no good reason. A fabulous story, where the major characters seek answers and often find them.

This is an exact reproduction of Kurt Vonnegut's 1952 classic of American fiction, PIANO PLAYER, printed as a facsimile of the original true first edition. The book includes a protective slipcase. Both are in near-mint condition, with tight binding and clean interior, no evidence of having been read, and very minimal shelf wear. Kept in a nonsmoking adult home. Will ship via USPS Media Mail with delivery confirmation, in recycled materials to help save our environment. Please ask any questions before purchasing

From the Publisher HC edition of Slaughterhouse-Five, with the original first-edition cover design. From the Jacket First published in 1969, this masterpiece and American classic is widely considered to be one of the world's greatest war-era books. Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of the human search for meaning in what we fear most. About the Author Kurt Vonnegut was a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomporable imagination first captured America's attention in The Sirens of Titan in 1959 and established him, in the words of The New York Times, as "a true artist" with the publication of Cat's Cradle in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene delcared, "one of the best living American writers." Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.