Jailbird

Name: Jailbird
Brand: Random House
SKU: 9780385333900-V
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By Kurt Vonnegut

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"[Kurt Vonnegut] has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared."-People Jailbird 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. Praise for Jailbird "[Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative."-John Irving "A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel-possibly the best he has written . . . Jailbird is a guided tour de force of America. Take it!"-Playboy "A profoundly humane comedy . . . Jailbird definitely mounts up on angelic wings-in its speed, in its sparkle, and in its high-flying intent."-Chicago Tribune Book World "Joyously inventive . . . gleams with the loony magic Vonnegut alone can achieve."-Cosmopolitan "Vonnegut is our great apocalyptic writer, the closest thing we've had to a prophet since . . . Lenny Bruce."-Chicago Sun-Times "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."-The Washington Post

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 322
Publisher:: Random House
Publication Date:: 1999-01-12
ISBN / EAN:: 9780385333900
Weight:: 368 g
Dimensions:: 20/13/2 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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