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Kurt Vonnegut

    11 november 1922 – 11 april 2007

    Kurt Vonnegut was een Amerikaanse romanschrijver, satiricus en grafisch kunstenaar, gevierd om zijn werken die satire, zwarte komedie en sciencefiction meesterlijk combineren. Zijn kenmerkende schrijfstijl, gevormd door zijn ervaringen als journalist en zijn aangrijpende oorlogservaringen, wordt gekenmerkt door zijn sobere proza en scherpe observaties van de menselijke conditie. Vonnegut, een zelfverklaarde humanist en socialist, duikt in zijn verhalen vaak in de absurditeit van oorlog, de complexiteit van maatschappelijke structuren en de zoektocht naar betekenis, alles geleverd met zijn kenmerkende mengeling van diepe humor en pathos.

    Kurt Vonnegut
    Welcome to the monkey house and Palm Sunday
    Kurt Vonnegut: Novels 1987-1997 (Loa #273): Bluebeard / Hocus Pocus / Timequake
    Kurt Vonnegut: Novels 1976-1985 (Loa #252): Slapstick / Jailbird / Deadeye Dick / Galápagos
    Novels & Stories 1963-1973
    De grote pianola
    Het uur van Frankenstein
    • Het uur van Frankenstein

      Nieuwe gruwelverhalen van meestervertellers

      • 287bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      Negentien bloedstollende en adembenemende verhalen in één bundel. Topauteurs brengen een hommage aan Mary Shelley's onvergetelijke Frankenstein, over de Zwitserse geleerde die de controle verliest over het afzichtelijke wezen dat hij zelf in het leven heeft geroepen.

      Het uur van Frankenstein
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    • Novels & Stories 1963-1973

      • 851bladzijden
      • 30 uur lezen

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

      Novels & Stories 1963-1973
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • Mother night

      • 192bladzijden
      • 7 uur lezen

      'Black satire of the highest polish' Guardian Whilst awaiting trial for war crimes in an Israeli prison, Howard W. Campbell Jr sets down his memoirs on an old German typewriter. He has used such a typewriter before, when he worked as a Nazi propagandist under Goebbels. Though that was before he agreed to become a spy for US military. Is Howard guilty? Can a black or white verdict ever be reached in a world that's a gazillion shades of grey? 'After Vonnegut, everything else seems a bit tame' Spectator

      Mother night
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    • Kurt Vonnegut: Letters

      • 464bladzijden
      • 17 uur lezen

      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
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    • Since its original publication in 1968, Welcome to the Monkey House has been one of Kurt Vonnegut’s most beloved works. This special edition celebrates a true master of the short-story form by including multiple variant drafts of what would eventually be the title story. In a fascinating accompanying essay, “Building the Monkey House: At Kurt Vonnegut’s Writing Table,” noted Vonnegut scholar Gregory D. Sumner walks readers through Vonnegut’s process as the author struggles—false start after false start—to hit upon what would be one of his greatest stories. The result is the rare chance to watch a great writer hone his craft in real time. Includes the following stories: “Where I Live” “Harrison Bergeron” “Who Am I This Time?” “Welcome to the Monkey House” “Long Walk to Forever” “The Foster Portfolio” “Miss Temptation” “All the King’s Horses” “Tom Edison’s Shaggy Dog” “New Dictionary” “Next Door” “More Stately Mansions” “The Hyannis Port Story” “D.P.” “Report on the Barnhouse Effect” “The Euphio Question” “Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son” “Deer in the Works” “The Lie” “Unready to Wear” “The Kid Nobody Could Handle” “The Manned Missiles” “Epicac” “Adam” “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”

      Welcome to the Monkey House
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