Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade: a duty-dance with death
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Published:
New York : Dial Press., 2005.
Format:
Book
Edition:
Dial Press trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc:
275 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Description
From the Publisher: Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes 'unstuck in time' after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five is not only Vonnegut's most powerful book, it is also as important as any written since 1945. Like Catch-22, it fashions the author's experiences in the Second World War into an eloquent and deeply funny plea against butchery in the service of authority. Slaughterhouse-Five boasts the same imagination, humanity, and gleeful appreciation of the absurd found in Vonnegut's other works, but the book's basis in rock-hard, tragic fact gives it unique poignancy-and humor.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0385333846, 9780385333849
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6, 8 Points
Level 6, 8 Points
Lexile measure:
850
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""A fourth-generation German-American now living in easy circumstances on Cape Cod (and smoking too much), who, as an American infantry scout hors de combat, as a prisoner of war, witnessed the fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany, "the Florence of the Elbe," a long time ago, and survived to tell the tale. This is a novel somewhat in the telegraphic schizophrenic manner of tales of the planet Tralfamadore, where the flying saucers come from peace."
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APA Citation (style guide)
Vonnegut, K. (2005). Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade: a duty-dance with death. Dial Press trade pbk. ed. New York, Dial Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Vonnegut, Kurt. 2005. Slaughterhouse-five, Or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-dance With Death. New York, Dial Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Vonnegut, Kurt, Slaughterhouse-five, Or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-dance With Death. New York, Dial Press, 2005.
MLA Citation (style guide)Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-five, Or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-dance With Death. Dial Press trade pbk. ed. New York, Dial Press, 2005.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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