9780805086935

And So It Goes

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780805086935

Hardcover|9780805086935


Overview

ANew York Times Notable Book for 2011

AWashington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011

The first authoritative biography of Kurt Vonnegut Jr., a writer who changed the conversation of American literature.

In 2006, Charles Shields reached out to Kurt Vonnegut in a letter, asking for his endorsement for a planned biography. The first response was no ("A most respectful demurring by me for the excellent writer Charles J. Shields, who offered to be my biographer"). Unwilling to take no for an answer, propelled by a passion for his subject, and already deep into his research, Shields wrote again and this time, to his delight, the answer came back: "O.K." For the next year--a year that ended up being Vonnegut's last--Shields had access to Vonnegut and his letters.

And So It Goes is the culmination of five years of research and writing--the first-ever biography of the life of Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut resonates with readers of all generations from the baby boomers who grew up with him to high-school and college students who are discovering his work for the first time. Vonnegut's concise collection of personal essays,Man Without a Country, published in 2006, spent fifteen weeks on theNew York Times bestseller list and has sold more than 300,000 copies to date. The twenty-first century has seen interest in and scholarship about Vonnegut's works grow even stronger, and this is the first book to examine in full the life of one of the most influential iconoclasts of his time.


ISBN-13

9780805086935

ISBN-10

0805086935

Weight

1.85 Pounds

Dimensions

6.49 x 1.71 x 9.53 In

List Price

$30.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

528 pages

Publisher

Henry Holt and Co.

Published On

2011-11-08



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