Skip to content

Opening book details…

Can I read Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) on EtoBox?

Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) about?

Presents critical essays that discuss the language, characters, plot, and major themes of the novel dealing with one man's memory of the fire-bombing of Dresden.Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life and experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II, to the post-war years, with Billy occasionally traveling through time. The text centers on Billy's capture by the German Army and his survival of the Allied firebombing of Dresden as a prisoner of war, an experience which Vonnegut himself lived through as an American serviceman. The work has been called an example of "unmatched moral clarity" and "one of the most enduring anti-war novels of all time".

Who reads Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,
Publisher
Chelsea House Publications
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9781604135855
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Literary Criticism, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Other editions & translations

More by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,

Browse all works by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.,

Similar books