Kurt Vonnegut's darkly comic work became a symbol for the counterculture of a generation. From his debut novel, Player Piano (1951) through seminal 1960's novels such as Cat's Cradle (1963) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) up to the recent success of A Man Without A Country (2005), Vonnegut's writing has remained commercially popular, offering a satirical yet optimistic outlook on modern life. Though many fellow writers admired Vonnegut - Gore Vidal famously suggesting that "Kurt was never dull" - the academic establishment has tended to retain a degree of scepticism concerning the validity of his work. This dynamic collection aims to re-evaluate Vonnegut's position as an integral part of the American post-war cannon of literature.
| ISBN: | 9780230120976 |
| Publication date: | 7th December 2011 |
| Author: | D Simmons |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 233 pages |
| Series: | American Literature Readings in the 21st Century |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general |