Kurt Vonnegut

“[Vonnegut] at his wildest best.”—The New York Times Book ReviewEliot Rosewater—drunk, volunteer fireman, and President of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation—is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature . . . with a little help from writer Kilgore Trout. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is Kurt …

Welcome to the Monkey House is an assortment of short stories written by Kurt Vonnegut, first published in August 1968. The stories range from war-time epics to futuristic thrillers, given with satire and Vonnegut's unique edge. The stories are often inter-twined and convey the same underlying messages on human nature …

“Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer . . . a zany but moral mad scientist.”—TimeMother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? …

"Galápagos" on Ameerika Ühendriikide kirjaniku Kurt Vonneguti üheteistkümnes romaan. Raamatu põhiküsimuseks on inimaju väärtus evolutsioonilisest vaatevinklist. Raamatu pealkiri tähistab ühelt poolt Galápagose saari, millel on loos oluline koht, ja teisalt on see austusavaldus Charles Darwinile, kelle teoorial põhineb …

“[Kurt Vonnegut’s] best book . . . He dares not only ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it.”—EsquireThe Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and morality. The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, is offered a chance to take a space journey to …

"Tšempionide eine ehk Hüvasti, sinine esmaspäev!" on Kurt Vonneguti 1973. aastal ilmunud romaan. Eesti keelde on romaani tõlkinud Valda Raud ning see on ilmunud 1978. aastal kirjastuse Eesti Raamat ning 2003. ja 2010. aastal kirjastuse Tänapäev väljaandena. 1999. aastal valmis romaani alusel ka samanimeline film, …

Experiment. Told with deadpan humour and bitter irony, Kurt Vonnegut's cult tale of global destruction preys on our deepest fears of witnessing Armageddon and, worse still, surviving it. Solution. Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding fathers of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he is the …

"Tapamaja, korpus viis ehk Laste ristisõda" on Kurt Vonneguti romaan, mis ilmus esmakordselt 1969. aastal. Romaan on autobiograafiline. Vonnegut viibis Teise ilmasõja ajal vangina tapamaja laos, millest on ajendatud romaani pealkirja esimene osa. Pealkirja teine osa viitab ajaloolise Laste ristisõja kaudu sellele, et …