A Man Without a Country
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
Genre: Short story collection
By writing books like Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five, Vonnegut guaranteed himself a lot of fame. For over fifty years he wrote about modern society with a dark, yet playful, sense of humor. A Man Without a Country is a collection of short stories that was published in 2005, making it the last book Vonnegut wrote before he died in 2007.
A Man Without a Country is Vonnegut's take on living in America/the world during the Bush regime and the ongoing oil crisis. It is a simple, easy read - short short chapters broken down by quotes as seen above (the giraffe one for example). He rants a bit about people being stupid, but he does so with a shrug of his shoulders. "I am an old man", he seems to say, "If the world is fucked up... well, at least it is not my problem anymore."
I can imagining him smiling as he types down the last few pages.
Genre: Short story collection
By writing books like Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five, Vonnegut guaranteed himself a lot of fame. For over fifty years he wrote about modern society with a dark, yet playful, sense of humor. A Man Without a Country is a collection of short stories that was published in 2005, making it the last book Vonnegut wrote before he died in 2007.
A Man Without a Country is Vonnegut's take on living in America/the world during the Bush regime and the ongoing oil crisis. It is a simple, easy read - short short chapters broken down by quotes as seen above (the giraffe one for example). He rants a bit about people being stupid, but he does so with a shrug of his shoulders. "I am an old man", he seems to say, "If the world is fucked up... well, at least it is not my problem anymore."
I can imagining him smiling as he types down the last few pages.
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