<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>One of Vonnegut's most highly praised novels. Filled with humor and unforgettable characters, this apocalyptic story tells of Earth's ultimate end, and presents a vision of the future that is both darkly fantastic and funny, as Vonnegut weaves a satirical commentary on modern man and his madness.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><b>"A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!"--</b></b><i><b><b><i>The New York Times</i> <br></b></b><br>Cat's Cradle</i> is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, <i>Cat's Cradle</i> is one of the twentieth century's most important works--and Vonnegut at his very best. <p/><b>"[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist."--<i>Harper's Magazine<br> </i></b><br><b> "Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense."--<i>Atlantic Monthly</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!"<b>--<i>The New York Times</i> </b> <p/>"[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist."<b>--</b><i><b>Harper's Magazine</b><br></i><br>"Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense."<b>--<i>Atlantic Monthly</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Kurt Vonnegut</b>'s black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in <i>The Sirens of Titan</i> in 1959 and established him as "a true artist" (<i>The New York Times</i>) with<i> Cat's Cradle</i> in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, "one of the best living American writers." Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.
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