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Kurt Vonnegut


No. of pages 176

Published: 2009

Great for age 12-18 years

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One of the 20th century's preeminent novelists, Kurt Vonnegut satirically explored the wrongs of humanity, most notably in ""Slaughterhouse-Five"" and ""Cat's Cradle"". This addition to the ""Bloom's Modern Critical Views"" series is enhanced by a chronology, bibliography, notes on the contributors, and an introductory essay by noted literary scholar Harold Bloom.

 

 

There are 176 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2009 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University.

 

This book features the following character:

Kurt Vonnegut
This book features the character Kurt Vonnegut.

"The accounts offer students an opportunity to absorb serious analytical styles."

 

"A publishing venture almost without precedent both in its scope and in the fact that it is guided by a single critical intelligence."

 

"Harold Bloom adds some fantastic critical literary guides, providing interpretations and issues that should reach a wide audience from adults to young adults at the high school and college levels."