A Man Without a Country

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Kurt Vonnegut is among the very few grandmasters of contemporary American letters, without whom the very term "American literature" would mean less than it does. His novels include Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five, among so many others. Projects with Seven Stories Press in recent years include God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian and, with Lee Stringer, Like Shaking Hands with God, a book about writing. His most recent novel is Timequake (1997). In addition to his writing, Vonnegut is a visual artist of note. His paintings and prints can be seen at www.vonnegut.com. He lives with his wife, photographer Jill Krementz, in New York City.

出版者:Seven Stories Press
作者:Kurt Vonnegut
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页数:160
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出版时间:15 September, 2005
价格:$23.95
装帧:Hardcover
isbn号码:9781583227138
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A Man Without a Country is Kurt Vonnegut's hilarious and razor-sharp look at life ("If I die-God forbid-I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, 'Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news?'"), art ("To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it."), politics ("I asked former Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton what he thought of our great victory over Iraq and he said, 'Mohammed Ali versus Mr. Rogers.'"), and the condition of the soul of America today ("What has happened to us?"). Gleaned from short essays and speeches composed over the last five years and plentifully illustrated with artwork by the author throughout, A Man Without a Country gives us Vonnegut both speaking out with indignation and writing tenderly to his fellow Americans, sometimes joking, at other times hopeless, always searching.

From Publishers Weekly

In his first book since 1999, it's just like old times as Vonnegut (now 82) makes with the deeply black humor in this collection of articles written over the last five years, many from the alternative magazine In These Times. But the pessimistic wisecracks may be wearing thin; the conversational tone of the pieces is like Garrison Keillor with a savage undercurrent. Still, the schtick works fine most of the time, underscored by hand-lettered aphorisms between chapters. Some essays suffer from authorial self-indulgence, however, like taking a dull story about mailing a manuscript and stretching it to interminable lengths. Vonnegut reserves special bile for the "psychopathic personalities" (i.e., "smart, personable people who have no consciences") in the Bush administration, which he accuses of invading Iraq so America can score more of the oil to which we have become addicted. People, he says, are just "chimpanzees who get crazy drunk on power." Of course, that's exactly the sort of misanthropy hardcore Vonnegut fans will lap up—the online versions of these pieces are already described as the most popular Web pages in the history of In These Times. (Sept.)

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看这本书的时候,不厚道地想到了《寻欢作乐》里面毛姆的话,因为他活得足够老,所以终于登上了当今无人能及的文学宝座。 对于冯内古特来说,正是由于他活得足够久,他的前缀名由科幻小说家变成了黑色幽默小说家,随后是美国著名后现代小说家,然后这本书的后勒口说他是美国现代...  

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Kurt Vonnegut’s master’s thesis in anthropology was rejected by the University of Chicago. “It was rejected because it was so simple and looked like too much fun,” Vonnegut writes. “One must not be too playful.” This excerpt from PALM SUNDAY, is the g...  

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不可否认冯内古特仍不愧是一位语言大师,他那文字当中透露出的灵气和机智并没有因为他的年龄而褪色 比如在这本书的开头,他写到: http://www.sevenstories.com/html/custom/images/Mafia.jpg 善 战胜不了 恶 ...  

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冯内古特老先生,已经仙逝了。 这个老嬉皮写《五号屠宰场》那会儿,中国的“顽主”们还穿开档裤哩。几十年过来了,老家伙的火气一点没见少,新书《没有国家的人》里头,把美国骂了个遍。他骂布什政府“有最令人恐怖的精神变态人格”;他骂比尔•盖茨,认为应该是他的“生命...  

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《没有国家的人》这本书是冯内古特自1997年的第十四部小说问世之后,出版的第一部非虚构性作品,可以称之为随笔或评论。 “他告诉我在这个国家的奴隶制时代,奴隶主自杀的比例比奴隶的高多了。他说他认为这是因为奴隶懂得怎么克服绝望心理,这是他们的主人所不具备的。他可以...  

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金句多多的短篇集 不能更喜欢他的witty+sarcastic tone

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强烈推荐!

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interesting insights and brilliant humor. why didn't i perceive kinda good feeling about kurt's highly skilled language gift when i read its chinese version before? bummer. i like it.

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No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious and charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful... hah, i love this guy, and i wanna let it be my epitaph...

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一晚上+一上午读完英文原版,很短的一百多页,觉得还是读得太慢。好多章节令人拍案叫绝,另外一些又会无奈到泪目。

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