****"A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!" --****_****_The New York Times_ **** Cat's Cradle_ is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original
Cat's Cradle: a Novel
โ Scribed by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Book ID
- 100680673
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 118 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0307567273
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โฆ Synopsis
Cat?s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut?s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet?s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat?s Cradle is one of the twentieth century?s most important works?and Vonnegut at his very best.?From the Trade Paperback edition.
โฆ Subjects
End of the world -- Fiction
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### Amazon.com Review **Cat's Cradle**, one of Vonnegut's most entertaining novels, is filled with scientists and G-men and even ordinary folks caught up in the game. These assorted characters chase each other around in search of the world's most important and dangerous substance, a new form of ice