{"product_id":"vonnegut-in-fact-jerome-klinkowitz-9781570038747","title":"Vonnegut in Fact: The Public Spokesmanship of Personal Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInsights into Vonnegut's extensive nonfiction as a key to understanding innovation in his novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVonnegut in Fact\u003c\/i\u003e offers a thorough assessment of the artistry of Kurt Vonnegut, known not only as the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five, \u003c\/i\u003e Timequake, and a dozen other novels, but also as the most widely recognized public spokesperson among writers since Mark Twain. Jerome Klinkowitz traces the emergence of Vonnegut's nonfiction since the 1960s, when commentary and feature journalism replaced the rapidly dying short story market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering close readings and insightful criticism of Vonnegut's three major works of nonfiction, his many uncollected pieces, and his unique manner of public speaking, Klinkowitz explains how Vonnegut's personal visions developed into a style of great public responsibility that mirrored the growth of his fiction. Klinkowitz views his subject as a gentle manipulator of popular forms and an extremely personable figure; what might seem radically innovative and even iconoclastic in his fiction becomes comfortably avuncular and familiarly American when followed to its roots in his public spokesmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jerome Klinkowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570038740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570038747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Jerome Klinkowitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453795479807,"sku":"9781570038747","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3d64cc7d-3f7f-4444-af1b-25947897b859.jpg?v=1777302353","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vonnegut-in-fact-jerome-klinkowitz-9781570038747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}