Bagombo Snuff Box Uncollected Short Fiction edition by Kurt Vonnegut Literature Fiction eBooks
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Here, Kurt Vonnegut's final short story collection--Bagombo Snuff Box (1999)--we have combined early and rather more obscure stories which had not appeared earlier. Drawn largely from the 1950s and the slick magazine markets which Vonnegut had from the beginning of his career in the postwar period demonstrated an uncanny ability to sell, these stories show clearly that Vonnegut found his central themes early on as a writer. More, he had been able to place stories in great consumer magazines like Colliers (that his good friend and college classmate Knox Burger was editing Colliers during this time was perhaps no small factor in Vonnegut's success). There were only a handful of science fiction writers of Vonnegut's generation who were able to sell in such a broad manner outside of the genre during the ‘50s, but it was this success that allowed Vonnegut the consistent denial that he was not a science fiction writer at all.
Vonnegut's themes--folly, hypocrisy, misunderstanding--cycle through these stories although with perhaps somewhat less bitterness than what had come before. Even through the screen or scrim of magazine taboos, Vonnegut's voice is singular, infused by disaffection and wit. Most of Vonnegut's characters stagger through the plot full of misapprehension, cowardice, and self-delusion. In "Thanasphere," the achievement of space travel becomes a means of communicating with the dead (and for that reason the project is abandoned). In "Mnemonics," a forgetful protagonist is given a drug that prompts him to remember everything with the exception of an unrequited crush. This late collection of Vonnegut's work clearly shows the unifying themes of his work, which were present from the very outset, among them, his very despair.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) is one of the most beloved American writers of the twentieth century. Vonnegut's audience increased steadily since his first five pieces in the 1950s and grew from there. His 1968 novel Slaughterhouse-Five has become a canonic war novel with Joseph Heller's Catch-22 to form the truest and darkest of what came from World War II.
Vonnegut began his career as a science fiction writer, and his early novels--Player Piano and The Sirens of Titan--were categorized as such even as they appealed to an audience far beyond the reach of the category. In the 1960s, Vonnegut became closely associated with the Baby Boomer generation, a writer on that side, so to speak.
Now that Vonnegut's work has been studied as a large body of work, it has been more deeply understood and unified. There is a consistency to his satirical insight, humor and anger which makes his work so synergistic. It seems clear that the more of Vonnegut's work you read, the more it resonates and the more you wish to read. Scholars believe that Vonnegut's reputation (like Mark Twain's) will grow steadily through the decades as his work continues to increase in relevance and new connections are formed, new insights made.
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Author Kurt Vonnegut is considered by most to be one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. His books Slaughterhouse-Five (named after Vonnegut's World War II POW experience) and Cat's Cradle are considered among his top works. RosettaBooks offers here a complete range of Vonnegut's work, including his first novel (Player Piano, 1952) for readers familiar with Vonnegut's work as well as newcomers.
Bagombo Snuff Box Uncollected Short Fiction edition by Kurt Vonnegut Literature Fiction eBooks
These are relatively early Vonnegut short stories, apparently written while he was still developing his style. A few of the stories are very dated, which in a way makes them kind of humorous today. Overall, I'm glad I read the stories, but they're not even close to the quality of Welcome to the Monkey House. And they're not even in the same ballpark as Slaughterhouse 5.If the price is good, buy and read them for what they are.
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Bagombo Snuff Box Uncollected Short Fiction edition by Kurt Vonnegut Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I discovered Vonnegut when I was around 12 or 13. I instantly fell in love with every single one of his books I could get my hands on. And after all these years he is still one of my favorite authors. And this book of short stories is wonderful, especially if you are really busy or have a short attention span.
Kurt never fails to entertain and to make one think. One can never go wrong with Mr. Vonnegut.
I've enjoyed reading many Vonnegut short stories, including this compilation.
This is for readers who still enjoy a good short story, period. This is an outdated medium but persists nonetheless. If you are looking for sci-fi fantesy, you will find little here. If you looking for true Vonnegut humanism and irony, there is more than you bargained for. The author rests his stories on his history...WWII most notably. If you are smart enough to make the transferance you will enjoy the stories. I am savoring each and every one.
I find this group of short stories entertaining and thought provoking. Although out of the genre I usually read, I really liked reading the short stories written by a great American writer before he became so popular. His talent was already shining through his (difficult to describe, whimsical?) short stories. I think anyone who liked his writing will find this book worthwhile.
This is a great book. It is a glimpse into the zeitgeist of the fifties where men were men and wen were wen and the high school band director is an Everyman with a clarinet. I loved most of the stories and groaned through a few. Vonnegut's keen insights into humanity shine through. Read, read then read again.
If you're more into Player Piano, Cat's Cradle and other earlier Vonnegut you'll enjoy these stories. As enjoyable as they are, they aren't Slaughterhouse Five, or Between Time and Timbucktoo - so don't expect that. For myself, I'm happy that he chose to put these together and allow them to be published.
These are relatively early Vonnegut short stories, apparently written while he was still developing his style. A few of the stories are very dated, which in a way makes them kind of humorous today. Overall, I'm glad I read the stories, but they're not even close to the quality of Welcome to the Monkey House. And they're not even in the same ballpark as Slaughterhouse 5.
If the price is good, buy and read them for what they are.
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