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02102aam a22003494a 4500 001 0AE4313E69C811E69620BACFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160824014144 008 081211s2009 ncuh b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2008053621 020 $a 0786439939 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786439935 (pbk. : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)251302674 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d C#P $d CDX $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a PS3572.O5 $b Z775 2009 082 00 $a 813/.54 $2 22 100 1 $a McMahon, Gary, $d 1959- 245 10 $a Kurt Vonnegut and the centrifugal force of fate / $c Gary McMahon. 260 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland & Co., $c c2009. 300 $a viii, 251 p. : $b facsims. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-247) and index. 505 0 $a The centrifugal force of fate -- Armageddon in retrospect -- Hocus pocus -- The sirens of Titan -- God bless you, Mr. Rosewater -- Cat's cradle -- Wampeters, foma & granfalloons -- Breakfast of champions -- Timequake -- Slaughterhouse 5 -- God bless you, Dr. Kevorkian -- Palm Sunday -- Happy birthday, Wanda June -- Welcome to the monkey house -- Jailbird -- Bagombo snuff box -- Between time and Timbuktu -- Player piano -- A man without a country -- Bluebeard -- Sun moon star -- Slapstick -- Gal婁pagos -- Mother night -- Deadeye Dick -- Fates worse than death. 520 $a "Vonnegut blended the bizarrely hypothetical with the gut-wrenchingly actual, infusing his biting wit with a bleak worldview partially created during his service in WWII and his time as a prisoner of war. Exploring each of Vonnegut's works, the author discusses the development of one of America's greatest authors"--Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Vonnegut, Kurt $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a Authors, American $y 20th century. 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171221053713.0 952 $l URAX314 $d 20170609041204.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824084858.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0AE4313E69C811E69620BACFDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search