Book description
First published on the anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death,
Armageddon in Retrospect
is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and
peace. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humour, the pieces range
from a visceral nonfiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden
during World War II-a piece that is as timely today as it was then-to a
painfully funny short story about three privates and their fantasies of
the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a darker, more
poignant story about the impossibility of shielding our children from
the temptations of violence. Also included are Vonnegut's last speech as
well as an assortment of his artwork, with an introduction by the
author's son, Mark Vonnegut. Armageddon in Retrospect
says as much about the times in which we live as it does about the
genius of the writer.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007), was a
writer, lecturer and painter. First published in 1950, he went on to
write fourteen novels, four plays, and three short story collections,
in addition to countless works of short fiction and nonfiction.
Mark Vonnegut is a son of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. He is a
pediatrician and the author of a memoir, The Eden Express.
