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Slaughterhouse-Five
A Quote by Kurt Vonnegut
Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.
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Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut’s seminal 1969 novel, is widely regarded as one of the greatest anti-war books ever written. With its nonlinear narrative structure, dark humor, and blend of autobiography and science fiction, Slaughterhouse-Five was a critical and commercial success that cemented Vonnegut's place in the American literary canon.
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Not a place to start.
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Favorite Science Fiction Stories, Volume 2
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Some of the best
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Hocus Pocus
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Eugene Debs Hartke describes an odyssey from college professor to prison inmate to prison warden back again to prisoner....
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Vonnegut Imitating Vonnegut
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Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons
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Vonnegut At His Best
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While Mortals Sleep
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Performance63
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While Mortals Sleep is a collection of 16 short stories, written early in Vonnegut’s career, that further cements his status as an American literary icon....
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old stories before he got to be the KV I've loved
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While Mortals Sleep
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