紹介
A range of academics, novelists, and writers take a multidisciplinary approach, exploring Kurt Vonnegut's life, works, and influence, adeptly reassessing his influential body of work.
目次
Introduction: Flabbergasted
T.Davis PART I: VONNEGUT'S LITERATURE 'No damn cat, and no damn cradle': The Fundamental Flaws in Fundamentalism According to Vonnegut
P.L.Thomas Mother Night
P.Tew The Journey Home in Kurt Vonnegut's World War II Novels
E.Abele 'God damn it, you've got to be kind': War and Altruism in the Works of Kurt Vonnegut
R.McCoppin Resilience, Time and the Ability of Humor to Salvage any Situation: Bagombo Snuff Box
J.Lingel Apocalypse in the Optative Mood: Galapagos, or, Starting Over
R.Tally Art, Sentiment, and Vonnegut's Women
S.E.Farrell God Bless You, Mr. Vonnegut: Tall Tales for the Final Years
M.Hemmingson PART II: OTHER WRITERS AND VONNEGUT Vonnegut and Hemmingway
L.Broer Reassessing Vonnegut and His Position in the Countercultural Canon
D.Simmons Vonnegut's Satire and Contemporary British Writers: Jonathan Coe, Will Self
N.Allen Vonnegut and Contemporary Apocalyptic Fiction
C.Glover
