FATES WORSE THAN DEATH by Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr - 1982)

Fates Worse Than Death: An Autobiographical Collage by Kurt VonnegutPublisher: Berkley ; 12th printing (September 1, 1992)ISBN-10: 0425134067ISBN-13: 9780425134061Paperback 240 pagesDimensions: 6 x 9 inchesFates Worse than Death, subtitled An Autobiographical Collage of the 1980s, is a 1991 collection of essays, speeches, and other previously uncollected writings by author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. In the introduction to the book, Vonnegut acknowledges that the book is similar to an earlier book, Palm Sunday. In it he discusses his attempted suicide.Due to the autobiographical nature of the book, Vonnegut provides some details about his upbringing and life, such as his childhood in Indiana. His education at Cornell University, Carnegie Tech, University of Tennessee, and University of Chicago are briefly mentioned as well.Vonnegut also describes life experiences that are found in his novels. For example, Slaughterhouse-Five deals with a firebombing of Dresden, Germany, an event that he was present at during… Read More

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Berkley Trade, 1992. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Berkley Trade, 1992. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. 240 pages, 2 b/w photos, 8vo, blue boards/green cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Putnam, 1991. Unread, in slipcase. One of 200 limited/signed copies. "Whether Vonnegut's subject is a death in the family, his own brush with suicidal depression, or the future of the planet; Hemingway, Reagan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Geraldo Rivera, Salman Rushdie, or Vonnegut's architect father; Neo-Conservatism, Alcoholics Anonymous, or unicorns; the Galapagos, the firebombing of Dresden, liturgical music, or his keen interest in discovering if there is a fate which qualifies as worse than death - Vonnegut's genius for turning idiosyncratic experience into universal narrative has rarely been better served.". Signed by Author. First Edition, Signed/Limited. Hard Cover. As New.

Putnam, 1991. Still sealed in original shrinkwrap, in slipcase. Signed/limited edition, one of 200 copies. "Whether Vonnegut's subject is a death in the family, his own brush with suicidal depression, or the future of the planet; Hemingway, Reagan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Geraldo Rivera, Salman Rushdie, or Vonnegut's architect father; Neo-Conservatism, Alcoholics Anonymous, or unicorns; the Galapagos, the firebombing of Dresden, liturgical music, or his keen interest in discovering if there is a fate which qualifies as worse than death - Vonnegut's genius for turning idiosyncratic experience into universal narrative has rarely been better served.". Signed by Author. First Edition, Signed/Limited. Hard Cover. As New.