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A Man without a Country

By Kurt Vonnegut

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| Hardcover | 9781583227138

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A Man Without a Country is Kurt Vonnegut's hilarious and razor-sharp look at life ("If I die-God forbid-I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, 'Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news?'"), art ("To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a Continue

A Man Without a Country is Kurt Vonnegut's hilarious and razor-sharp look at life ("If I die-God forbid-I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, 'Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news?'"), art ("To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it."), politics ("I asked former Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton what he thought of our great victory over Iraq and he said, 'Mohammed Ali versus Mr. Rogers.'"), and the condition of the soul of America today ("What has happened to us?"). Gleaned from short essays and speeches composed over the last five years and plentifully illustrated with artwork by the author throughout, A Man Without a Country gives us Vonnegut both speaking out with indignation and writing tenderly to his fellow Americans, sometimes joking, at other times hopeless, always searching.

Kurt Vonnegut is among the very few grandmasters of contemporary American letters, without whom the very term "American literature" would mean less than it does. His novels include Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five, among so many others. Projects with Seven Stories Press in recent years include God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian and, with Lee Stringer, Like Shaking Hands with God, a book about writing. His most recent novel is Timequake (1997). In addition to his writing, Vonnegut is a visual artist of note. His paintings and prints can be seen at www.vonnegut.com. He lives with his wife, photographer Jill Krementz, in New York City.

Daniel Simon is the founder and publisher of Seven Stories Press and served as editor on two previous books by Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian and, with Lee Stringer, Like Shaking Hands God. Simon is also co-author of a biography of Abbie Hoffman, Run, Run, Run: The Lives of Abbie Hoffman.

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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 about the Paperback edition | 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 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Solo una citazione:
    I don't know about you, but I practice a disorganized religion. I belong to an unholy disorder. We call ourselves: "Our lady of perpetual astonishement".

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    jarboe said on Apr 5, 2008 about the Paperback edition | 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 about the Paperback edition | 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 | Add your feedback

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