{"product_id":"a-man-without-a-country-20th-anniversary-edition","title":"A Man Without a Country: 20th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe last of the canonical Kurt Vonnegut books, \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country \u003c\/i\u003espent eight weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, selling over a quarter-million copies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 20th anniversary edition features a new introduction by Lewis Black. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For all those who have lived with Vonnegut in their imaginations . . . this is what he is like in person.\"-\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The America I loved still exists, if not in the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, or the media. The America I loved still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.\"-Kurt Vonnegut, from \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe closest Kurt Vonnegut ever came to writing his autobiography, \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country is \u003c\/i\u003epart memoir, part social and political commentary, and part riveting personal conversation with an old friend. An undeniably moving and unique return of the literary grandmaster to form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e features Vonnegut's coming of age, his war experiences, his life as an artist, and the hilariously funny and razor-sharp way of understanding things that helped him get through it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome Vonnegut jewels in \u003ci\u003eA Man without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"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?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"I asked former Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton what he thought of our great victory over Iraq and he said, 'Mohammed Ali versus Mr. Rogers.'\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd finally, on the subject of the condition of the soul of America today: \"What has happened to us?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003ePlentifully illustrated with the author's signature woodcut aphorisms, which appear in the book in blue, \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e is possibly Vonnegut's most intimate book, and certainly one of his best.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1644214881\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781644214886\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Vonnegut, Kurt, Simon, Daniel, Black, Lewis\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (Nov 2025)","offer_id":45657512280261,"sku":"9781644214886","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781644214886.jpg?v=1768892249","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/a-man-without-a-country-20th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}