{"product_id":"armageddon-in-retrospect-isbn-9780425226896","title":"Armageddon in Retrospect","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the author of \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/i\u003e—a “gripping” posthumous collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s previously unpublished work on the subject of war and peace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A fitting tribute to a literary legend and a profoundly humane humorist, \u003ci\u003eArmageddon in Retrospect\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of twelve previously unpublished writings. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor and outraged moral sense, the pieces range from a letter written by Vonnegut to his family in 1945, informing them that he'd been taken prisoner by the Germans, to his last speech, delivered after his death by his son Mark, who provides a warmly personal introduction to the collection. Taken together, these pieces provide fresh insight into Vonnegut's enduring literary genius and reinforce his ongoing moral relevance in today’s world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes an Introduction by Mark Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kurt Vonnegut and \u003ci\u003eArmageddon in Retrospect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gripping...demonstrates Vonnegut’s mind-boggling evolution as a writer, the manner in which he learned to cloak his rage in hilarity, to cop to his immense despair without surrendering to it.”—\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A terrific post-traumatic witnessing.”—Roy Blount, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The dark irony that lies beneath Vonnegut's wry, satiric work is always in the service of the individual...and against the system.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vonnegut has proved more enduring than the counterculture that embraced him.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A voice like his doesn't fade. Vonnegut had a way of making the bleakest thought seem insanely funny.”—\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e was a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America’s attention in \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens of Titan\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959 and established him, in the words of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, as “a true artist” with the publication of \u003ci\u003eCat’s Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, “one of the best living American writers.” Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302540857573,"sku":"NP9780425226896","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425226896.jpg?v=1767721778","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/armageddon-in-retrospect-isbn-9780425226896","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}