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And so it goes : Kurt Vonnegut, a life, Charles J. Shields
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- Summary
- An authorized portrait of the influential twentieth-century American writer draws on first-person accounts and Vonnegut's private letters while offering insight into his youth, the inspirations for his work, and his enduring literary impact
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 513 p., [16] p. of plates
- Contents
-
- Out of print and scared to death
- You were an accident, 1922-1940
- One of the biggest fools on the hill, 1940-1943
- To war in the bridal suite, 1943-1945
- Folk Society and the House of Magic, 1945-1947
- Stop being such a hardheaded realist, 1948-1951
- The dead engineer, 1951-1958
- Cooped up with all these kids, 1958-1965
- A community of writers, 1965-1967
- The big Ka-BOOM, 1967-1969
- Goodbye and goodbye and goodbye, 1969-1971
- Cultural bureaucrat, 1971-1974
- Ripped off, 1975-1979
- Looking for Mr. Vonnegut, 1980-1984
- Dear celebrity, 1984-1991
- Waiting to die, 1992-2007
- Appendix. Vonnegut-Lieber family history
- Isbn
- 9780805086935
- Label
- And so it goes : Kurt Vonnegut, a life
- Title
- And so it goes
- Title remainder
- Kurt Vonnegut, a life
- Statement of responsibility
- Charles J. Shields
- Title variation
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Title variation remainder
- a life
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An authorized portrait of the influential twentieth-century American writer draws on first-person accounts and Vonnegut's private letters while offering insight into his youth, the inspirations for his work, and his enduring literary impact
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2011.
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10020269
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Shields, Charles J.
- Dewey number
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Vonnegut, Kurt
- Novelists, American
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- Kurt Vonnegut, a life
- Label
- And so it goes : Kurt Vonnegut, a life, Charles J. Shields
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-492) and index
- Contents
- Out of print and scared to death -- You were an accident, 1922-1940 -- One of the biggest fools on the hill, 1940-1943 -- To war in the bridal suite, 1943-1945 -- Folk Society and the House of Magic, 1945-1947 -- Stop being such a hardheaded realist, 1948-1951 -- The dead engineer, 1951-1958 -- Cooped up with all these kids, 1958-1965 -- A community of writers, 1965-1967 -- The big Ka-BOOM, 1967-1969 -- Goodbye and goodbye and goodbye, 1969-1971 -- Cultural bureaucrat, 1971-1974 -- Ripped off, 1975-1979 -- Looking for Mr. Vonnegut, 1980-1984 -- Dear celebrity, 1984-1991 -- Waiting to die, 1992-2007 -- Appendix. Vonnegut-Lieber family history
- Control code
- 000046117862
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 513 p., [16] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780805086935
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- And so it goes : Kurt Vonnegut, a life, Charles J. Shields
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-492) and index
- Contents
- Out of print and scared to death -- You were an accident, 1922-1940 -- One of the biggest fools on the hill, 1940-1943 -- To war in the bridal suite, 1943-1945 -- Folk Society and the House of Magic, 1945-1947 -- Stop being such a hardheaded realist, 1948-1951 -- The dead engineer, 1951-1958 -- Cooped up with all these kids, 1958-1965 -- A community of writers, 1965-1967 -- The big Ka-BOOM, 1967-1969 -- Goodbye and goodbye and goodbye, 1969-1971 -- Cultural bureaucrat, 1971-1974 -- Ripped off, 1975-1979 -- Looking for Mr. Vonnegut, 1980-1984 -- Dear celebrity, 1984-1991 -- Waiting to die, 1992-2007 -- Appendix. Vonnegut-Lieber family history
- Control code
- 000046117862
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 513 p., [16] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780805086935
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill.
Subject
- trueAuthors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- trueAuthors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
- trueNovelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
- Vonnegut, Kurt
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