{"product_id":"9780385344234","title":"The Vonnegut Encyclopedia: Revised and updated edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow expanded and updated, this authorized compendium to Kurt Vonnegut’s novels, stories, essays, and plays is the most comprehensive and definitive edition to date.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the course of five decades, Kurt Vonnegut created a complex and interconnected web of characters, settings, and concepts. \u003ci\u003eThe Vonnegut Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhaustive guide to this beloved author’s world, organized in a handy A-to-Z format.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The first edition of this book covered Vonnegut’s work through 1991. This new and updated edition encompasses his writing through his death in 2007. Marc Leeds, co-founder and founding president of the Kurt Vonnegut Society and a longtime personal friend of the author’s, has devoted more than twenty-five years of his life to cataloging the Vonnegut cosmos—from the birthplace of Kilgore Trout (Vonnegut’s sci-fi writing alter ego) to the municipal landmarks of Midland City (the midwestern metropolis that is the setting for Vonnegut’s 1973 masterpiece \u003ci\u003eBreakfast of Champions\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Vonnegut Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e identifies every major and minor Vonnegut character from Celia Aamons to Zog, as well as recurring images and relevant themes from all of Vonnegut’s works, including lesser-known gems like his revisionist libretto for Stravinsky’s opera \u003ci\u003eL’Histoire du soldat \u003c\/i\u003eand his 1980 children’s book \u003ci\u003eSun Moon Star\u003c\/i\u003e. Leeds provides expert notes explaining the significance of many items, but relies primarily on extended quotations from Vonnegut himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A work of impressive scholarship in an eminently browsable package, this encyclopedia reveals countless connections readers may never have thought of on their own. A rarity among authors of serious fiction, Kurt Vonnegut has always inspired something like obsession in his most dedicated fans. \u003ci\u003eThe Vonnegut Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable resource for readers wishing to revisit his fictional universe—and those about to explore it for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Vonnegut Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An essential collection for fans of the singular satirist.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Indispensable.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you’re somebody who has read one Kurt Vonnegut book then there’s a chance you’ve read them all. For the devout reader of Vonnegut there’s a voracious sense of completism. And, Marc Leeds and his new [\u003ci\u003eThe Vonnegut\u003c\/i\u003e] \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia \u003c\/i\u003eare here to guide you through it all. Just don’t blame him if you become unstuck in time while you’re reading.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eInverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Vonnegut enthusiasts will be delighted with Leeds’s exhaustive, almost obsessive, treatment of the characters, places, events, and tantalizingly mysterious references for which Vonnegut’s five-decade writing career is celebrated. . . . A wonderful and beautifully designed reference source.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Leeds’s scholarship and genuine love for his subject matter render this encyclopedia a treasure trove for Vonnegut readers.”\u003cb\u003e—The Nameless Zine\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084730073149,"sku":"9780385344234","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780385344234_p0.jpg?v=1775243220","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780385344234","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}