God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine
by Vonnegut, Kurt Jr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine is a novel written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and published in 1965. The plot focuses on Eliot Rosewater, the primary trustee of the philanthropic Rosewater Foundation whom one of the family lawyers, Norman Mushari, is attempting to have declared insane to enable a more distant relative, Fred Rosewater, an insurance salesman from Rhode Island, to gain control.
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Details
- Seller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001487
- Title
- God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine
- Author
- Vonnegut, Kurt Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
- Publisher
- Delacorte/Seymour Lawrence
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
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