Cat's Cradle: A NovelRandom House Publishing Group, 4 nov 2009 - 304 pagina's “A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—The New York Times Cat’s Cradle 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, Cat’s Cradle is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best. “[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist.”—Harper’s Magazine “Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense.”—Atlantic Monthly |
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THE ILLUSTRIOUS HOENIKKERS | 18 |
NEWTS THING WITH ZINKA | 19 |
A GOOD TIME TO COME TO SAN LORENZO | 141 |
THE STRONGEST THING THERE IS | 144 |
HYUOOOKKUH | 147 |
HOONYERA MORATOORZ | 149 |
A BIG MOSAIC | 150 |
TUTORED BY BOKONON | 153 |
THE HAPPINESS OF BEING AN AMERICAN | 154 |
THE PISSANT HILTON | 156 |
VICEPRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF VOLCANOES | 20 |
SECRET AGENT X9 | 21 |
PROTEIN | 24 |
END OF THE WORLD DELIGHT | 25 |
THE JUMPINGOFF PLACE | 27 |
WHEN AUTOMOBILES HAD CUTGLASS VASES | 30 |
MERRY CHRISTMAS | 32 |
BACK TO KINDERGARTEN | 35 |
THE GIRL POOL | 37 |
THE MOST VALUABLE COMMODITY ON EARTH | 39 |
NO MORE MUD | 42 |
ICENINE | 44 |
THE MARINES MARCH ON | 47 |
MEMBER OF THE YELLOW PRESS | 48 |
THE LAST BATCH OF BROWNIES | 50 |
WHAT A WAMPETER IS | 52 |
THE MAIN THING ABOUT DR HOENIKKER | 53 |
WHAT GOD IS | 54 |
MEN FROM MARS | 55 |
MAYONNAISE | 58 |
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN | 60 |
ONLY SLEEPING | 61 |
ANOTHER BREED | 63 |
DYNAMITE MONEY | 64 |
AN UNGRATEFUL MAN | 66 |
VINDIT | 69 |
HOBBY SHOP | 73 |
MEOW | 77 |
A MODERN MAJOR GENERAL | 79 |
BARRACUDA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD | 81 |
FATA MORGANA | 82 |
HOUSE OF HOPE AND MERCY | 84 |
A KARASS BUILT FOR TWO | 86 |
BICYCLES FOR AFGHANISTAN | 88 |
THE DEMONSTRATOR | 92 |
COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZERS | 96 |
WHY AMERICANS ARE HATED | 98 |
THE BOKONONIST METHOD FOR HANDLING CAESAR | 99 |
DYNAMIC TENSION | 101 |
JUST LIKE SAINT AUGUSTINE | 103 |
A FISH PITCHED UP BY AN ANGRY SEA | 104 |
A NICE MIDGET | 109 |
O K MOM | 110 |
NO PAIN | 114 |
THE PRESIDENT OF FABRITEK | 116 |
COMMUNISTS NAZIS ROYALISTS PARACHUTISTS AND DRAFT DODGERS | 118 |
NEVER INDEX YOUR OWN BOOK | 119 |
A SELFSUPPORTING SQUIRREL CAGE | 123 |
THE QUEASY DREAM | 125 |
TYRANNY WITH A DIFFERENCE | 127 |
FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS | 129 |
AN UNDERPRIVILEGED NATION | 132 |
WHAT A CORPORAL WAS WORTH | 134 |
WHY HAZEL WASNT SCARED | 136 |
REVERENT AND FREE | 137 |
PEACE AND PLENTY | 139 |
BLACK DEATH | 159 |
CATS CRADLE | 163 |
GIVE MY REGARDS TO ALBERT SCWEITZER | 166 |
JULIAN CASTLE AGREES WITH NEWT THAT EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS | 168 |
ASPIRIN AND BOKOMARU | 171 |
RING OF STEEL | 172 |
WHY MCCABES SOUL GREW COARSE | 174 |
THE WATERFALL STRAINERS | 176 |
A WHITE BRIDE FOR THE SON OF A PULLMAN PORTER | 180 |
ZAHMAHKIBO | 183 |
THE BREAKEVEN POINT | 185 |
BLACKOUT | 187 |
A PACK OF FOMA | 189 |
TWO LITTLE JUGS | 191 |
THE CUT OF MY JIB | 194 |
WHY FRANK COULDNT BE PRESIDENT | 197 |
DUFFLE | 199 |
ONLY ONE CATCH | 201 |
MONA | 203 |
ON THE POETS CELEBRATION OF HIS FIRST BOKOMARU | 205 |
HOW I ALMOST LOST MY MONA | 206 |
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN | 210 |
SEE THE HOOK | 212 |
BELL BOOK AND CHICKEN IN A HATBOX | 213 |
THE STINKING CHRISTIAN | 216 |
LAST RITES | 219 |
DYOT MEET MAT | 220 |
DOWN THE OUBLIETTE GOES FRANK | 223 |
LIKE MY PREDECESSORS I OUTLAW BOKONON | 225 |
ENEMIES OF FREEDOM | 227 |
A MEDICAL OPINION ON THE EFFECTS OF A WRITERS STRIKE | 230 |
SULFATHIAZOLE | 232 |
PAINKILLER | 235 |
WHAT BOKONONISTS SAY WHEN THEY COMMIT SUICIDE | 237 |
FEAST YOUR EYES | 239 |
FRANK TELLS US WHAT TO DO | 240 |
FRANK DEFENDS HIMSELF | 242 |
THE FOURTEENTH BOOK | 244 |
TIME OUT | 245 |
NEWTS MOTHERS RETICULE | 248 |
HISTORY | 250 |
WHEN I FELT THE BULLET ENTER MY HEART | 252 |
AS IT HAPPENED | 257 |
THE GRAND AHWHOOM | 259 |
SANCTUARY | 261 |
THE IRON MAIDEN AND THE OUBLIETTE | 263 |
MONA THANKS ME | 267 |
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN | 270 |
AM SLOW TO ANSWER | 273 |
THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON | 275 |
OF MICE AND MEN | 276 |
FRANKS ANT FARM | 279 |
THE TASMANIANS | 282 |
SOFT PIPES PLAY ON | 284 |
THE END | 286 |
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