Kurt Vonnegut: A Critical Companion
- ISBN-10
- 031331439X
- ISBN-13
- 9780313314391
- Series
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 167
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Thomas F. Marvin
Description
Offers an examination of the works of the American science fiction writer.
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