{"product_id":"a-man-without-a-country","title":"A Man Without a Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - \"For all those who have lived with Vonnegut in their imaginations . . . this is what he is like in person.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a volume that is penetrating, introspective, incisive, and laugh-out-loud funny, one of the great men of letters of this age-or any age-holds forth on life, art, sex, politics, and the state of America's soul. From his coming of age in America, to his formative war experiences, to his life as an artist, this is Vonnegut doing what he does best: Being himself. Whimsically illustrated by the author, \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e is intimate, tender, and brimming with the scope of Kurt Vonnegut's passions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[This] may be as close as Vonnegut ever comes to a memoir.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like [that of] his literary ancestor Mark Twain, [Kurt Vonnegut's] crankiness is good-humored and sharp-witted. . . . [Reading \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e is] like sitting down on the couch for a long chat with an old friend.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Filled with [Vonnegut's] usual contradictory mix of joy and sorrow, hope and despair, humor and gravity.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fans will linger on every word . . . as once again [Vonnegut] captures the complexity of the human condition with stunning calligraphic simplicity.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Thank God, Kurt Vonnegut has broken his promise that he will never write another book. In this wondrous assemblage of mini-memoirs, we discover his family's legacy and his obstinate, unfashionable humanism.\"\u003cb\u003e-Studs Terkel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 081297736X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780812977363\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Vonnegut, Kurt\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jan 2007)","offer_id":46080472416453,"sku":"9780812977363","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780812977363.jpg?v=1776037732","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/a-man-without-a-country","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}