{"product_id":"jailbird-paperback","title":"Jailbird - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" Kurt Vonnegut] has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in government--and in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiary as Watergate's least known co-conspirator. But the humor turns dark when Vonnegut shines his spotlight on the cold hearts and calculated greed of the mighty, giving a razor-sharp edge to an unforgettable portrait of power and politics in our times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eJailbird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative.\"\u003cb\u003e--John Irving\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel--possibly the best he has written . . . \u003ci\u003eJailbird\u003c\/i\u003e is a guided tour de force of America. Take it \"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A profoundly humane comedy . . . \u003ci\u003eJailbird\u003c\/i\u003e definitely mounts up on angelic wings--in its speed, in its sparkle, and in its high-flying intent.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Joyously inventive . . . gleams with the loony magic Vonnegut alone can achieve.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vonnegut is our great apocalyptic writer, the closest thing we've had to a prophet since . . . Lenny Bruce.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vonnegut at his impressive best. . . . His imaginative leaps alone . . . are worth the price of admission. . . . His far-reaching metaphysical and cultural concerns . . . are ultimately serious and worth our contemplation.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e's humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens of Titan\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959 and established him as \"a true artist\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) with \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, \"one of the best living American writers.\" Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.01 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755664965920,"sku":"9780385333900","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/490479c908d04603cf08c72a69239513.webp?v=1780065231","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jailbird-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}