Armageddon in Retrospect
By Kurt Vonnegut
(Putnam Adult, Hardcover, 9780399155086, 240pp.)
Publication Date: April 2008
Other Editions of This Title: eBook, Paperback (April 2009), Compact Disc (April 2008), Compact Disc (April 2008)
Categories: Essays
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The first and only collection of unpublished works by Kurt Vonnegut since his death--a fitting tribute to the author, and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace, and humanity's tendency toward violence.
Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor, the pieces range from a visceral nonfiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War II--an essay that is as timely today as it was then--to a painfully funny short story about three Army privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a darker, more poignant story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptations of violence. Also included are Vonnegut's last speech as well as an assortment of his artwork, and an introduction by the author's son, Mark Vonnegut. Armageddon in Retrospect says as much about the times in which we live as it does about the genius of the writer.
Kurt Vonnegut, JR., (November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007), was a writer, lecturer, and painter. First published in 1950, he went on to write fourteen novels, four plays, and three short story collections, in addition to countless works of short fiction and nonfiction.
MARK VONNEGUT is a son of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. He is a pediatrician and the author of a memoir, The Eden Express.
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