| God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Contributor(s): Vonnegut, Kurt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385333471 ISBN-13: 9780385333474 Publisher: Dial Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: A rich man attempts a noble experiment with human nature. The result is an etched-in-acid portrayal of universal greed, hypocrisy, and follies of the flesh. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Humorous - General - Fiction | Satire |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007279745 |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: " Vonnegut] at his wildest best."--The New York Times Book Review Eliot Rosewater--drunk, volunteer fireman, and President of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation--is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature . . . with a little help from writer Kilgore Trout. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is Kurt Vonnegut's funniest satire, an etched-in-acid portrayal of the greed, hypocrisy, and follies of the flesh we are all heir to. "A brilliantly funny satire on almost everything."--Conrad Aiken " Vonnegut was] our finest black humorist. . . . We laugh in self-defense."--The Atlantic Monthly |