{"product_id":"cats-cradle-9780385333481","title":"Cat's Cradle","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride \"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the twentieth century's most important works--and Vonnegut at his very best. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist.\"--\u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense.\"--\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e's 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 as \"a true artist\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) with \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":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50575351906578,"sku":"9780385333481","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e5bfcc9-e6ac-47fe-996b-a32094f3d252.jpg?v=1731980275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cats-cradle-9780385333481","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}