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Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Scotia, New York, United States
Item Price
$45.00$29.25
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About This Item
May 1970 Dell first mass market paperback edition.
This 1970 Dell first printing is very uncommon. It was preceded in 1969 by a Delta trade paperback, and followed in 1971 by another printing of a Dell mass market paperback, that has a different cover. The 1971 mass market paperback was also labeled as a Dell first printing. I have no idea why the 1970 and 1971 editions were both called first printings. That said, this 1970 version is very hard to find.
Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The wraps show light wear, with a reading crease on the front cover. The inside pages are lightly age toned.
Please message me with any questions.
Synopsis
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut and is generally recognized as his most influential and popular work. Set around World War II, the novels tells of the story of Billy Pilgrim, a chaplain’s assistant, and his experiences and journeys through time. Billy sees when, how, and why he will die, resulting in his becoming fatalistic. The refrain “so it goes” is used when death, dying, and mortality occur and it appears in the book 106 times. Additionally, the novel can be read as semi-autobiographical: Vonnegut was present during the firebombing of Dresden, a central event in the novel. Shortly after publication, Slaughterhouse-Five was nominated for two best novel recognitions, a Nebula Award and a Hugo Award, though it lost both to Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness. The Modern Library ranked Slaughterhouse-Five eighteenth on its list of the “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century in 1998. It is also listed in TIME’s “100 Best Novels” (since 1923). However, mainly due to its irreverent tone and obscene content, Slaughterhouse-Five has been the subject of many attempts at censorship. The novel treats one of the most horrific massacres in European history—the firebombing of Dresden—with mock-serious humor and clear antiwar sentiment. It also depicts sexuality to a revolutionary extent as one of the first literary acknowledgments that homosexual men, referred to in the novel as “fairies,” were among the victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Thus, Slaughterhouse-Five is listed in the American Library Association's list of the “Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–1999” as well as the ALA's “Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000–2009.” The novel has been adapted more than a handful of times, most notably a film adaptation by the same name made in 1972. Although the film did poorly in the box office, it was critically praised, winning the Prix du Jury at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
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Reviews
On Oct 9 2010, Jarrod said:
I very much enjoyed this novel. It was my first Vonnegut book, and have since ordered others.I felt it a very well written novel, with a great story, however made a horrible movie.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harpo Speaks Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2450
- Title
- Slaughterhouse-Five
- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first paperback
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Dell
- Date Published
- 1970
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage Paperbacks;
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About the Seller
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Scotia, New York
About Harpo Speaks Books
I've been a book collector for over thirty years. In the past several years I have started to do more online selling.In online sales, I believe there is no such thing as a dumb question, or too much information. Feel free to contact me with any questions, or if you would like more information (including more photos) on any of the items I have listed.
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