About this title: SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, a best-seller when it was first published in 1969, brought Kurt Vonnegut to prominence as a major voice in American fiction. Vonnegut was a POW held in Dresden in 1945 when the city was attacked by American bombers and virtually obliterated, leaving more than 130,000 people dead. He uses that event as the climax of this satirical and horrifying anti-war novel, in which a young man named Billy Pilgrim experiences much of what Vonnegut himself saw during the war. Unlike his creator however, Pilgrim has become "unstuck in time" following his abduction by aliens thus ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Pre-Loaded Audio Player
Publisher: Findaway World Llc
Date Published: 2009-03-01
ISBN-13:9781433269769ISBN:1433269767
Description: NEW. Pre-Loaded Audio Player. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781433269769. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 2002. Paperback. Study Guide Ed. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. No dust jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 07/08/2003
ISBN-13:9780099458432ISBN:0099458438
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Folio Society,, London:
Date Published: 2006
Description: Hardcover. Near Fine, Slip Case Near Fine. Due to size, overseas shipping will cost more for this item. Decorated grey cloth, 170 pages. This book is in excellent shape, clean & bright, with sharp corners and a tight binding. Slip case is clean and bright. Due to size, overseas shipping will cost more for this item. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Folio London
Date Published: 2006
Description: As New. Illustrated Buckram, first printing thus. Book Condition: AS NEW, in a dramatic red slipcase. John Holder, illustrator. 192 pages. The celebrated novel by the author of THE SIRENS OF TITAN, CATS CRADLE, GALAPAGOS and PLAYER PIANO. The personal story of Kurt Vonnegut during World War II and his capture by German forces during the Battle of the Bulge. He survived the fire-bombing of Dresden, where 35, 000 people were killed. These events are the background of this novel which propelled ... read more
"I read this book a few years back and it changed my life. My view of life and death is so calm and accepting now. So it goes! It is a quick read once you get into it. I have become a Kurt Vonnegut fan since reading Slaughterhouse 5."
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