{"product_id":"the-critical-response-to-kurt-leonard-mustazza-9780313286346","title":"The Critical Response to Kurt Vonnegut","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the time he left his job as a publicist for General Electric in 1950 to pursue a career as a writer, Kurt Vonnegut has made an indelible mark on American literature. During the first decade of his career, his work appeared chiefly in paperback. With the hardcover publication of \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963, his writings received increasing attention, with criticism of Vonnegut's work flourishing during the decades that followed. This volume traces the critical response to his work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluded in this book are reviews and critical essays on Vonnegut's writings from the roots of his career to the present day. The critical pieces are arranged chronologically from a review of \u003ci\u003ePlayer Piano\u003c\/i\u003e to an article on \u003ci\u003eHocus Pocus\u003c\/i\u003e. The book systematically covers the critical response to every one of Vonnegut's novels. The first part of the book covers Vonnegut's rise to critical success with the publication of \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/i\u003e in 1969, while the second part focuses on his later work, from \u003ci\u003eBreakfast of Champions \u003c\/i\u003e(1970) through \u003ci\u003eHocus Pocus\u003c\/i\u003e (1990). A selected bibliography concludes the work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Mustazza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313286345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313286346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.55h x 6.35w x 1.26d","brand":"Leonard Mustazza","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965130883327,"sku":"9780313286346","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f39e647f-c4da-4f08-a94f-850f18ab51bf.jpg?v=1767278602","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-critical-response-to-kurt-leonard-mustazza-9780313286346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}