The writer's crusade : Kurt Vonnegut and the many lives of Slaughterhouse-five /

"In The Writer's Crusade, author Tom Roston examines the connection between Vonnegut's life and Slaughterhouse-Five. Did Vonnegut suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Did Billy Pilgrim? Roston probes Vonnegut's work, his personal history, and discarded drafts of the novel,...

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Main Author: Roston, Tom (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Abrams Press, 2021.
Series:Books about books.
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