{"product_id":"the-vonnegut-encyclopedia-an-authorized-compendium-9780313292309","title":"The Vonnegut Encyclopedia: An Authorized Compendium","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vonnegut Encyclopedia: An Authorized Compendium\u003c\/strong\u003e by Leeds, Marc. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780313292309.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vonnegut Encyclopedia is the authorized, comprehensive, descriptive catalogue of the characters, themes, phrasing, and imagery found in Kurt Vonneguts novels, short stories, plays, and essays. Starting with the false utopia governed by the ruling technocracy of Player Piano (1952) and on through Vonneguts third collection of autobiographical and topical essays in Fates Worse Than Death (1991), the Encyclopedia enables the reader to recall the significance of any character (no matter how minor) and to trace the recurrence of characters and images across numerous texts. Additionally, Vonneguts key images and inventive language are referenced to his first editions--the basis of his reprints--traceable down to the page and line number.\n\nVonneguts four decades of writing yield a world of characters and social commentary at once disarming, disturbing, and authentic. Since one of the chief allures for Vonnegut afficionados is the reappearance of significant characters, settings, and concepts, readers will especially appreciate the detailed treatment each receives in its various narrative incarnations. When viewed from this perspective, Vonneguts work reveals a world as colorfully peopled and politically aware as Dickens or Twains. It firmly places him in the family of great American writers noted for their unique characters and fully developed social sensibilities. His major fictions are synopsized, and his images and constructs are explained and illustrated through the concordance. Few modern writers have created such a large body of work whose narrative settings consistently address the human condition in the midst of great political, scientific, and historical forces. Vonneguts philosophical vision is neatly tracked through the Encyclopedias attention to the building blocks of each text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Greenwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44977401724981,"sku":"ByrdShop_0313292302","price":226.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780313292309_3dae5515-813e-4b61-bfcb-9bfe4c967fa3.jpg?v=1792397914","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-vonnegut-encyclopedia-an-authorized-compendium-9780313292309","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}