{"product_id":"cats-cradle-kurt-vonnegut","title":"Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vonnegut looked the world straight in the eye and never flinched' J. G. Ballard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis bitterly funny Cold War satire on the end of the world expresses our deepest fears of Armageddon, and has become a counter-culture classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A satirist with a heart, a moralist with a whoopee cushion' Jay McInerney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The closest thing we had to a Voltaire' Tom Wolfe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The time to read Vonnegut is just when you begin to suspect that the world is not what it appears to be. He is not only entertaining, he is electrocuting' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e (1922 - 2007) was born in Indianapolis, USA. During the Second World War he was a prisoner in Germany and present at the bombing of Dresden, an experience he recounted in his famous novel \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse Five\u003c\/i\u003e (1969). His first novel, \u003ci\u003ePiano Player\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1951. This was followed by a considerable outlay of work, including the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens of Titan, Cat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Jailbird, Deadeye Dick, Galapagos \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHocus Pocus\u003c\/i\u003e. He is widely considered to be one of the most important American writers of his generation.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65760400703837,"sku":"K087351325","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8735132500001A.jpg?v=1788216635","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/cats-cradle-kurt-vonnegut","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}