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Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0440054494
- ISBN 13
- 9780440054498
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
Item Price
$75.00$45.00
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About This Item
Vonnegut, Kurt. Jailbird. 1979. Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence. First Edition. Used. Good+ Unclipped DJ. Back cover author photo. 245 pages, Indexed. Plot summary: "This thematically and narratively complex book tells the life story of Walter Starbuck, ex-socialist, ex-capitalist, and ex-con. Moving fluidly back and forth between past and present, incident and insight, irony and irony, the novel explores themes relating to the tension between capitalism and communism, layers of meaning inherent in layers of identity, fact, and fiction, and the inter-connectedness of all things."
Extended Description and Notes
Vonnegut, Kurt. Jailbird. 1979. Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence. First Edition. Used. Good+ Unclipped DJ. Back cover author photo. 245 pages, Indexed. Plot summary: "This thematically and narratively complex book tells the life story of Walter Starbuck, ex-socialist, ex-capitalist, and ex-con. Moving fluidly back and forth between past and present, incident and insight, irony and irony, the novel explores themes relating to the tension between capitalism and communism, layers of meaning inherent in layers of identity, fact, and fiction, and the inter-connectedness of all things."
Synopsis
Jailbird is a novel by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in 1979. Its plot concerns a man recently released from a low security prison after having served time for a minor role in the Watergate scandal. The novel uses a standard memoir format, revealing Walter F. Starbuck's current situation, then going back to tell the story of his first two days after being released from prison. Through Walter F.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mary Riversong Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 732VonnegutJailbird
- Title
- Jailbird
- Author
- Vonnegut, Kurt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0440054494
- ISBN 13
- 9780440054498
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 246
- Size
- 5 7/8 X 8 ½
- Keywords
- Kurt Vonnegut, 20th Century Literature, History of Economic Thought, Socialism, Capitalism, Crime, Fiction, Novel, Walter Starbuck, Identity, Interconnectedness
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; 20th Century Literature; Psychological Fiction;
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Mary Riversong Books
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Salem, Oregon
About Mary Riversong Books
Mary Riversong Books. Online sales. Used Vintage First Editions. 19th and 20th Century Literature. Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, Action & Adventure
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