Slaughterhouse-Five
About This Book
Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five is a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century. Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time and one of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years, it's an American classic and one of the world’s great antiwar books. The novel centers on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, resulting from a twenty-three-year struggle for Vonnegut to capture what he witnessed as a prisoner of war. Combining historical fiction, science fiction, autobiography, and satire, it follows the life of Billy Pilgrim, who experiences time travel and profound disillusionment, making it an enduring commentary on war and existence.
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