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02606aam a2200493Ii 4500 001 DF696438E88811E3B056FCC0DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140531010024 008 131013s2014 nyu b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1598533045 (hbk.) 020 $a 9781598533040 (hbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)860755391 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $e rda $c BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d LPU $d SILO 100 1 $a Vonnegut, Kurt. $e author. 240 10 $a Works. $k Selections. $f 2014. 245 00 $a Novels, 1976-1985 / $c Kurt Vonnegut ; Sidney Offit, editor. 264 1 $a New York : $b The Library of America $c [2014] 300 $a 878 pages ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a Library of America ; 252. 505 0 $a Slapstick -- Jailbird -- Deadeye Dick -- GalaÌpagos. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a Slapstick (1976) takes the form of the post-apocalyptic memoirs of Wilbur Daffodil-11 Swain, architect of a brilliant scheme to rid mankind of loneliness. Jailbird (1979) is a political fable of our time, the biography of a good man who becomes embroiled in several of the worst political scandals of the American Century. Deadeye Dick (1982) depicts a talentless playwright's struggle to atone for the crimes of his youth, and the sins of his country. GalaÌpagos (1985), a favorite of the author's among his books, tells the story of how and why a million years ago, during the global ecological disaster of 1986, humankind embarked on an unlikely evolution. The volume is rounded out with an assortment of Vonnegut rarities: speeches, essays, and commentary from the period that touch upon the themes, incidents, and particulars of the novels. 600 10 $a Vonnegut, Kurt $v Literary collections. 700 1 $a Offit, Sidney. $e editor. 700 12 $a Vonnegut, Kurt. $t Slapstick. 700 12 $a Vonnegut, Kurt. $t Jailbird. 700 12 $a Vonnegut, Kurt. $t Deadeye Dick. 700 12 $a Vonnegut, Kurt. $t GalaÌpagos. 830 0 $a Library of America ; $v 252. 941 $a 13 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718091713.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331014135.0 952 $l CGPC482 $d 20220526012132.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20191109010150.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006075651.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180703071720.0 952 $l HYAX325 $d 20180623024448.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180131015127.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20141104014827.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20140917013126.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20140816010724.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20140812085021.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20140531010350.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DF696438E88811E3B056FCC0DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search