{"product_id":"kurt-vonnegut-drawings-9781580933773","title":"Kurt Vonnegut Drawings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collectible volume introduces Vonnegut's legion of fans to an entirely new side of his irrepressible creative personality - his work as a gifted graphic artist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders around the world know Kurt Vonnegut as the iconic author of books such as \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e. Far fewer fans know that Vonnegut was also a talented graphic artist who drew as prodigiously as he wrote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKurt Vonnegut Drawings \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together the finest examples of Vonnegut's funny, strange, and moving drawings in one beautifully designed volume. With a hint of cubism, mixed with a Paul Klee gift for caricature, a Calder-like ability to balance color and line, and more than a touch of sixties psychedelic sensibility, Vonnegut's aesthetic is as idiosyncratic and defiant of tradition as his books. For Vonnegut, making art was a joyful activity; his delight is evident in the work featured here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing 150 illustrations, some never before published, \u003ci\u003eKurt Vonnegut Drawings \u003c\/i\u003ealso\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eincludes an introduction by Vonnegut's daughter, Nanette, who shares an intimate remembrance of her father, and an essay by Peter Reed, a scholar and Vonnegut's longtime friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNanette Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e, a painter and writer, is the daughter of Kurt Vonnegut. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Reed\u003c\/b\u003e was an emeritus professor of English at the University of Minnesota. A longtime friend of Vonnegut, he wrote extensively on the author's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Monacelli Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160402391314,"sku":"9781580933773","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4cac6f72-e570-4de6-92f5-32597f267a26.jpg?v=1775058684","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kurt-vonnegut-drawings-9781580933773","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}