{"product_id":"vonneguts-war-susan-farrell-9781350580008","title":"Vonnegut's War: The Making of Slaughterhouse-Five","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBanned, burned, and censored, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five \u003c\/i\u003eis widely regarded as one of the greatest (and most controversial) novels of the twentieth century. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFusing vivid biography with popular history and close textual analysis, \u003ci\u003eVonnegut's War\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etells the fascinating story of the making of a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e modern classic and the writer that created it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew archival discoveries and recently released oral histories give us the fullest account yet published of Vonnegut's real-life prisoner-of-war experiences at Stalag IV-B and Dresden, which heavily influenced \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five. A\u003c\/i\u003e recently discovered trove of letters introduces us to his first wife, Jane Cox Vonnegut, and her influence on his writing. Along the way, we also encounter UFOs and aliens, grapple with the shadow cast by the Vietnam war, and unearth the stranger-than-fiction tale of David Irving's \u003ci\u003eThe Destruction of Dresden\u003c\/i\u003e, the historical reference behind Vonnegut's writing about the Dresden firebombing\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book sheds light on one of America's most beloved writers and explores how cultural forces helped to shape a modern masterpiece of storytelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Farrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350580007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350580008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.43w x 1.00d","brand":"Susan Farrell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48242018222335,"sku":"9781350580008","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88ed420a-7d4d-4982-9ed2-e0fff7beee0f.jpg?v=1772657093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vonneguts-war-susan-farrell-9781350580008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}