false<![CDATA[A Man Without a Country: A Memoir of Life in George W. Bush's America]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178806299m/838527.jpg497919<i>A Man Without a Country</I> is Kurt Vonnegut’s hilariously funny and razor-sharp look at life ("If I die--God forbid--I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, ‘Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news?"), art ("To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it."), politics ("I asked former Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton what he thought of our great victory over Iraq and he said, ‘Mohammed Ali versus Mr. Rogers.’"), and the condition of the soul of America today ("What has happened to us?").
Based on short essays and speeches composed over the last five years and plentifully illustrated with artwork by the author throughout, <i>A Man Without a Country</I> gives us Vonnegut both speaking out with indignation and writing tenderly to his fellow Americans, sometimes joking, at other times hopeless, always searching.
Kurt Vonnegut is among the very few grandmasters of contemporary American letters, without whom the very term "American literature" would mean less than it does. His novels include <i>Cat’s Cradle</I> and <i>Slaughterhouse Five</I>, among so many others. Projects with Seven Stories Press in recent years include <i>God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian</I> and, with Lee Stringer, <i>Like Shaking Hands with God</I>, a book about writing. His most recent novel is <i>Timequake</I> (1997). 1119459book1386A Man Without a Countrytotal:7748|5:2693|4:2868|3:1746|2:374|1:50|7748310281016478245falsefalseFri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007Sun Aug 05 09:39:25 -0700 2007Sun Aug 05 09:42:01 -0700 2007
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Normally I would just go back to sleep, but I popped out of bed and went to my computer to confirm that it was really true (because you know how NPR gives false information all the time and s...more...]]>
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The cover quotes the Los Angeles Times as saying, “[This] may be as close as
Vonnegut comes to a memoir.” But it’s not really a memoir. Sure, it reflects upon the
past, nationally more than personally. And that’s what drives the linked essays; they’re
not personal. Tha...more...]]>
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A Man Without A Country was my first Vonnegut book since early high school (and the author's death). I should have started by revisiting a classic, because I really wanted to feel a sense of homecoming--a reunion after so many years apart. The problem with these essays is that, for the most ...more...]]>
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Palm Sunday, Fates Worse Than Death, and the intro to Slapstick are just as much so if not more so. Nearly all of his books are very reflec...more...]]>
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This was the first book I ever returned to a bookstore. I really couldn't believe that I'd paid something like $15 for this book. I guess I don't understand Vonnegut's humor. To me, he simply rambled on and on. For instance, many pages (was it a whole chapter?) were devoted to Mr. Vonnegut descr...more...]]>
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50falsefalseSat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007Fri Mar 20 19:43:31 -0700 2009Fri Mar 20 19:44:15 -0700 2009 This book is a treatise / memoir / farewell / final / love / letter to his audience / hysterical political rant.
Unfortunately, we listened to it on audio book... Jacob is not as familiar with his work and didn't know about the illust...more...]]>
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