Kurt Vonnegut
- ISBN-10
- 0804425647
- ISBN-13
- 9780804425643
- Series
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Category
- Literary Criticism / American / General
- Pages
- 124
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977
- Publisher
- Ungar
- Author
- James Lundquist
Description
Assesses the nature of Vonnegut's popularity, the quality of his humor, the ornaments of his style, and the importance of his concerns and techniques
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