{"product_id":"wampeters-foma-granfalloons-opinions-paperback","title":"Wampeters, Foma \u0026 Granfalloons: (Opinions) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWampeters, Foma \u0026amp; Granfalloons\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare opportunity to experience Kurt Vonnegut speaking in his own voice about his own life, his views of the world, his writing, and the writing of others. An indignant, outrageous, witty, deeply felt collection of reviews, essays, and speeches, this is a window not only into Vonnegut's mind but also into his heart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A book filled with madness and truth and absurdity and self-revelation . . .  Vonnegut is] a great cosmic comedian and rattler of human skeletons, an idealist disguised as a pessimist.\"--\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the following essays, speeches, and works: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Science Fiction\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Brief Encounters on the Inland Waterway\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Hello, Star Vega\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Teaching the Unteachable\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Yes, We Have No Nirvanas\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Fortitude\"\u003cbr\u003e \"'There's a Maniac Loose Out There'\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Excelsior  We're Going to the Moon  Excelsior \"\u003cbr\u003e \"Address to the American Physical Society\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Good Missiles, Good Manners, Good Night\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Why They Read Hesse\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Oversexed in Indianapolis\"\u003cbr\u003e \"The Mysterious Madame Blavatsky\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Biafra: A People Betrayed\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Address to Graduating Class at Bennington College, 1970\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Torture and Blubber\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Address to the National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1971\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Reflections on my Own Death\"\u003cbr\u003e \"In a Manner that Must Shame God Himself\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Thinking Unthinkable, Speaking Unspeakable\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Address at Rededication of Wheaton College Library, 1973\"\u003cbr\u003e \"Invite Rita Rait to America \"\u003cbr\u003e \"Address to P.E.N. Conference in Stockholm, 1973\"\u003cbr\u003e \"A Political Disease\"\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e Interview\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e's humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens of Titan\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959 and established him as \"a true artist\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) with \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, \"one of the best living American writers.\" Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.09 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519804535091,"sku":"9780385333818","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/jN9mMnyl2w9780385333818.webp?v=1760511171","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/wampeters-foma-granfalloons-opinions-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}