| Description |
ix, 166 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
SUNY series in postmodern culture
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| Note |
"Davis's book is an engaging examination of the issue at the heart of all Vonnegut's fiction--Vonnegut's humanism. With acumen and grace, Davis exposes Vonnegut's ongoing relevance to the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and illustrates how Vonnegut manages to retain his status as one of the most important figureheads in postmodern literature while remaining socially conscious and humane."--Kevin Alexander Boon. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-162) and index. |
| Contents |
Postmodern (Midwestern) morality : the act of affirming humanity in a screwed-up world -- Searching for answers in the early novels, or, What are we here for anyway? -- Apocalyptic grumbling : postmodern righteousness in the late novels. |
| Subject |
Vonnegut, Kurt -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Science fiction, American -- History and criticism.
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Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States.
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Humanism in literature.
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| Added Title |
How a postmodern harlequin preached a new kind of humanism |
| ISBN |
0791466752 (alk. paper) |
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9780791466759 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2280559 |
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NZ1 9254073 |
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AU@ 000026869604 |
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