{"product_id":"kurt-vonnegut-novels-1976-1985-loa-252-slapstick-jailbird-deadeye-dick-galapagos-hardcover","title":"Kurt Vonnegut: Novels 1976-1985 (Loa #252): Slapstick \/ Jailbird \/ Deadeye Dick \/ Galápagos - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSidney Offit\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the success of \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five \u003c\/i\u003e(1969), Kurt Vonnegut cemented his reputation as America's funniest and most original satirist. This third volume of the definitive edition of his fiction collects four novels written in the 1970s and '80s, when Vonnegut was at the height of his storytelling powers. \u003ci\u003eSlapstick\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) takes the form of the post-apocalyptic memoirs of Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain, architect of a brilliant scheme to rid mankind of loneliness. \u003ci\u003eJailbird \u003c\/i\u003e(1979) is a political fable of our time, the biography of a good man who becomes embroiled in several of the worst political scandals of the American Century. \u003ci\u003eDeadeye Dick \u003c\/i\u003e(1982) depicts a talentless playwright's struggle to atone for the crimes of his youth, and the sins of his country. \u003ci\u003eGal pagos\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), a favorite of the author's among his books, tells the story of how and why a million years ago--during the global ecological disaster of 1986--humankind embarked on an unlikely evolution. The volume is rounded out with an assortment of Vonnegut rarities: speeches, essays, and commentary from the period that touch upon the themes, incidents, and particulars of the novels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSidney Offit, editor of The Library of America's four-volume Kurt Vonnegut edition, has written novels, books for young readers, and memoirs including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eFriends, Writers, and Other Countrymen\u003c\/i\u003e. He was senior editor of \u003ci\u003eIntellectual Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, book editor of \u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e, and contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eBaseball Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote the foreword to \u003ci\u003eLook at the Birdie\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's unpublished short fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 864\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770919092512,"sku":"9781598533040","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b8ba5efd7b4ac8487a9a8fab7862638d.webp?v=1780380775","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kurt-vonnegut-novels-1976-1985-loa-252-slapstick-jailbird-deadeye-dick-galapagos-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}