Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade : a duty-dance with death
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Published
New York, New York : Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1994.
ISBN
9780385312080, 0385312083
Lexile measure
850L
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Vonnegut, Kurt | On Shelf |
Bloomingdale Public Library - Fiction | F VON | On Shelf |
Evergreen Park Public Library - Stacks | F VON | On Shelf |
Evergreen Park Public Library - Stacks | F VON | On Shelf |
Forest Park Public Library - Stacks | FIC VONNEGUT | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, New York : Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1994.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780385312080, 0385312083
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6, 8 Points
Level 6, 8 Points
Lexile measure
850
Notes
General Note
LC copy in dust jacket.,DLC
General Note
Source: Copyright deposit, Mar. 11, 1994.,DLC
General Note
"A fourth-generation German-American now living in easy circumstances on Cape Cod (and smoking too much), who, as an American infantry scout hors de combat, as a prisoner of war, witnessed the fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany, "The Florence of the Elbe," a long time ago, and survived to tell the tale. This is a novel somewhat in the telegraphic schizophrenic manner of tales of the planet Tralfamadore, where the flying saucers come from. Peace."
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From the Publisher: Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes 'unstuck in time' after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five is not only Vonnegut's most powerful book, it is also as important as any written since 1945. Like Catch-22, it fashions the author's experiences in the Second World War into an eloquent and deeply funny plea against butchery in the service of authority. Slaughterhouse-Five boasts the same imagination, humanity, and gleeful appreciation of the absurd found in Vonnegut's other works, but the book's basis in rock-hard, tragic fact gives it unique poignancy-and humor.
Target Audience
850 L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6,8,16724.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vonnegut, K. (1994). Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade: a duty-dance with death (Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.). Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vonnegut, Kurt. 1994. Slaughterhouse-five, Or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-dance With Death. Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-five, Or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-dance With Death Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1994.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-five, Or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-dance With Death Twenty-fifth anniversary edition., Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1994.
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