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"He was a Merlin among Men of Letters. Open any Kurt Vonnegut book and the words come to life in rapport with the reader like broomsticks enthralled by a book of spells." How did he do it? Through early drafts of projects like Breakfast of Champions, Slaughterhouse 5 and "Harrison Bergeron," sensationally different from the published stories, Gary McMahon peers over the shoulder of a man without a country and an American institution. We get to see the original manuscripts and spend time with the complete works, from Player Piano to Armageddon in Retrospect , including a rare comparison of Vonnegut's journalism with peers like Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe.
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Kurt Vonnegut and the Centrifugal Force of Fate, Gary McMahon
- Language
- Released
- 2008
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Kurt Vonnegut and the Centrifugal Force of Fate
- Subtitle
- A History : 1957-1980 ; Appendices; Bibliography ; Index
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Gary McMahon
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 251
- ISBN10
- 0786439939
- ISBN13
- 9780786439935
- Series
- Description
- "He was a Merlin among Men of Letters. Open any Kurt Vonnegut book and the words come to life in rapport with the reader like broomsticks enthralled by a book of spells." How did he do it? Through early drafts of projects like Breakfast of Champions, Slaughterhouse 5 and "Harrison Bergeron," sensationally different from the published stories, Gary McMahon peers over the shoulder of a man without a country and an American institution. We get to see the original manuscripts and spend time with the complete works, from Player Piano to Armageddon in Retrospect , including a rare comparison of Vonnegut's journalism with peers like Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe.