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A Man Without a Country

By Kurt Vonnegut

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| Paperback | 9780812977363

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“[This] may be as close as Vonnegut ever comes to a memoir.”
–Los Angeles Times

“Like [that of] his literary ancestor Mark Twain, [Kurt Vonnegut’s] crankiness is good-humored and sharp-witted. . . . [Reading A Man WiContinue

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“[This] may be as close as Vonnegut ever comes to a memoir.”
–Los Angeles Times

“Like [that of] his literary ancestor Mark Twain, [Kurt Vonnegut’s] crankiness is good-humored and sharp-witted. . . . [Reading A Man Without a Country is] like sitting down on the couch for a long chat with an old friend.”
–The New York Times Book Review

In a volume that is penetrating, introspective, incisive, and laugh-out-loud funny, one of the great men of letters of this age–or any age–holds forth on life, art, sex, politics, and the state of America’s soul. From his coming of age in America, to his formative war experiences, to his life as an artist, this is Vonnegut doing what he does best: Being himself. Whimsically illustrated by the author, A Man Without a Country is intimate, tender, and brimming with the scope of Kurt Vonnegut’s passions.

“For all those who have lived with Vonnegut in their imaginations . . . this is what he is like in person.”
–USA Today

“Filled with [Vonnegut’s] usual contradictory mix of joy and sorrow, hope and despair, humor and gravity.”
–Chicago Tribune

“Fans will linger on every word . . . as once again [Vonnegut] captures the complexity of the human condition with stunning calligraphic simplicity.”
–The Australian

“Thank God, Kurt Vonnegut has broken his promise that he will never write another book. In this wondrous assemblage of mini-memoirs, we discover his family’s legacy and his obstinate, unfashionable humanism.”
–Studs Terkel

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  • Too short, too whimsical, too negative. But what the hell, it's his last book and I'll miss him. Vonnegut is one of my all-time favourite writers and I'd happily read his shopping list. He went out fighting. Godspeed.

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    LFrig said on Dec 18, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • Funny and moving

    "I put my big question about life to my son the pediatrician. Dr. Vonnegut said this to his doddering old dad: 'Father, we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.'"

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    pasqualelaforgia said on Jul 3, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Its great to be able to pick up a simple and quick book about Vonnegut just talking on about all kinds of things.

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    Jason Fawcett said on Aug 27, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • Quite the funny discourse on the state of affairs in America today. However, it leaves you with a sense that you just aren't doing enough to make things better. Can any of us do enough?

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    monvural said on Dec 16, 2006 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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