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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100385333900

ISBN-139780385333900

eBay Product ID (ePID)191911

Product Key Features

Book TitleJailbird : a Novel

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHumorous / Black Humor, Literary, Political

Publication Year1999

GenreFiction

AuthorKurt Vonnegut

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.4 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition18

Reviews"He has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared."-- People "[Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative."--John Irving "A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel--possibly the best he has written . . . Jailbird is a guided tour de force of America. Take it!"-- Playboy, "He has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared."-People "[Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative."-John Irving "A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel-possibly the best he has written . . .Jailbirdis a guided tour de force of America. Take it!"-Playboy, â€œHe has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared.â€�- People â€œ[Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative.â€�-John Irving â€œA gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel-possibly the best he has written . . . Jailbird is a guided tour de force of America. Take it!â€�- Playboy, "He has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared."- People "[Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative."-John Irving "A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel-possibly the best he has written . . . Jailbird is a guided tour de force of America. Take it!"- Playboy

Dewey Decimal813/.5/4

Synopsis"[Kurt Vonnegut] has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared."-- People Jailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in government--and in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiary as Watergate's least known co-conspirator. But the humor turns dark when Vonnegut shines his spotlight on the cold hearts and calculated greed of the mighty, giving a razor-sharp edge to an unforgettable portrait of power and politics in our times. Praise for Jailbird "[Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative." --John Irving "A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel--possibly the best he has written . . . Jailbird is a guided tour de force of America. Take it!" -- Playboy "A profoundly humane comedy . . . Jailbird definitely mounts up on angelic wings--in its speed, in its sparkle, and in its high-flying intent." -- Chicago Tribune Book World "Joyously inventive . . . gleams with the loony magic Vonnegut alone can achieve." -- Cosmopolitan "Vonnegut is our great apocalyptic writer, the closest thing we've had to a prophet since . . . Lenny Bruce." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Vonnegut at his impressive best. . . . His imaginative leaps alone . . . are worth the price of admission. . . . His far-reaching metaphysical and cultural concerns . . . are ultimately serious and worth our contemplation." -- The Washington Post, " Kurt Vonnegut] has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared."-- People Jailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in government--and in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiary as Watergate's least known co-conspirator. But the humor turns dark when Vonnegut shines his spotlight on the cold hearts and calculated greed of the mighty, giving a razor-sharp edge to an unforgettable portrait of power and politics in our times. Praise for Jailbird " Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative." --John Irving "A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel--possibly the best he has written . . . Jailbird is a guided tour de force of America. Take it " -- Playboy "A profoundly humane comedy . . . Jailbird definitely mounts up on angelic wings--in its speed, in its sparkle, and in its high-flying intent." -- Chicago Tribune Book World "Joyously inventive . . . gleams with the loony magic Vonnegut alone can achieve." -- Cosmopolitan "Vonnegut is our great apocalyptic writer, the closest thing we've had to a prophet since . . . Lenny Bruce." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Vonnegut at his impressive best. . . . His imaginative leaps alone . . . are worth the price of admission. . . . His far-reaching metaphysical and cultural concerns . . . are ultimately serious and worth our contemplation." -- The Washington Post