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Armageddon in retrospect : and other new and unpublished writings on war and peace, Kurt Vonnegut

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To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in retrospect is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor, the pieces range from a visceral recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War II to a painfully funny short story about three Army privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a darker, more poignant story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptations of violence. Also included are Vonnegut's last speech and an introduction by the author's son, Mark Vonnegut. An essential contribution to discussion of humanity's tendency toward violence, Armageddon in retrospect says as much about the times in which we live as it does about the genius of the writer
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eng
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  • Downloadable audio file
  • Title from: Title details screen
  • Unabridged
  • Duration: 5:15:50
Contents
  • Letter from PFC Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to his family, May 29, 1945
  • Kurt Vonnegut at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 27, 2007
  • Wailing shall be in all streets
  • Great day
  • Guns before butter
  • Happy birthday, 1951
  • Brighten up
  • Unicorn trap
  • Unknown soldier
  • Spoils
  • Just you and me, Sammy
  • Commandant's desk
  • Armageddon in retrospect
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9781433243523
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Armageddon in retrospect : and other new and unpublished writings on war and peace
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Armageddon in retrospect
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and other new and unpublished writings on war and peace
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Kurt Vonnegut
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eng
Summary
To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in retrospect is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor, the pieces range from a visceral recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War II to a painfully funny short story about three Army privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a darker, more poignant story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptations of violence. Also included are Vonnegut's last speech and an introduction by the author's son, Mark Vonnegut. An essential contribution to discussion of humanity's tendency toward violence, Armageddon in retrospect says as much about the times in which we live as it does about the genius of the writer
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Read by Rip Torn ; introduction read by Mark Vonnegut
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Armageddon in retrospect : and other new and unpublished writings on war and peace, Kurt Vonnegut
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http://ebcd.cuyahogalibrary.org/ContentDetails.htm?ID=A40593D8-017C-4C9C-8285-6E317C87ECC5
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  • Downloadable audio file
  • Title from: Title details screen
  • Unabridged
  • Duration: 5:15:50
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Contents
Letter from PFC Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to his family, May 29, 1945 -- Kurt Vonnegut at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 27, 2007 -- Wailing shall be in all streets -- Great day -- Guns before butter -- Happy birthday, 1951 -- Brighten up -- Unicorn trap -- Unknown soldier -- Spoils -- Just you and me, Sammy -- Commandant's desk -- Armageddon in retrospect
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9781433243523
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Armageddon in retrospect : and other new and unpublished writings on war and peace, Kurt Vonnegut
Link
http://ebcd.cuyahogalibrary.org/ContentDetails.htm?ID=A40593D8-017C-4C9C-8285-6E317C87ECC5
Publication
Note
  • Downloadable audio file
  • Title from: Title details screen
  • Unabridged
  • Duration: 5:15:50
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digital storage
Carrier category
online resource
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cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
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stereophonic
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Contents
Letter from PFC Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to his family, May 29, 1945 -- Kurt Vonnegut at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 27, 2007 -- Wailing shall be in all streets -- Great day -- Guns before butter -- Happy birthday, 1951 -- Brighten up -- Unicorn trap -- Unknown soldier -- Spoils -- Just you and me, Sammy -- Commandant's desk -- Armageddon in retrospect
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2ocm30957389
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electronic
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not applicable
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9781433243523
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  • audio
  • computer
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  • rdamedia
  • rdamedia
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  • s
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
a40593d8-017c-4c9c-8285-6e317c87ecc5
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  • remote
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  • Mode of access: World Wide Web
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