{"product_id":"bagombo-snuff-box-kurt-vonnegut-9780425174463","title":"Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBreakfast of Champions\u003c\/i\u003e comes a compilation of twenty-three never-before-collected short stories. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese vignettes of American life draw on Kurt Vonnegut's World War 2 experiences and the resolute optimism of the country after the war. Together, they present a poignant and humorous portrayal of an America peopled with overzealous high school band directors and their students, rebellious housewives, and boasting salesmen, soldiers misplaced during the war and people lost in their own gadget-filled homes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an era before television, Kurt Vonnegut found a ready and willing audience in the readers of such magazines as \u003ci\u003eCollier's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArgosy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e. These rare, rediscovered tales gives us a glimpse into a more innocent America--and into the developing genius of one of the greatest writers of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kurt Vonnegut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0425174468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425174463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.14w x 1.10d","brand":"Kurt Vonnegut","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047454699775,"sku":"9780425174463","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_750f2fe4-80bf-4832-aadd-f13f3610fbe8.jpg?v=1684990310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bagombo-snuff-box-kurt-vonnegut-9780425174463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}