{"product_id":"bagombo-snuff-box-uncollected-short-fiction-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e was a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens of Titan\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959 and established him, in the words of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, as \"a true artist\" with the publication of \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, \"one of the best living American writers.\" Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625530069266,"sku":"9780425174463","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6788cac5-ac7c-4b96-bafb-0d2cb8c3f9a3.jpg?v=1732631322","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bagombo-snuff-box-uncollected-short-fiction-9780425174463","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}