{"product_id":"9780980863987","title":"Unstuck In Time","description":"Author: Gregory D. Sumner\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780980863987\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hunter Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Nov 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnstuck in Time\u003c\/i\u003eis a passionate and insightful journey through the life of one of America\u0026amp;#x27;s most-loved author\u0026amp;#x27;s, Kurt Vonnegut. Gregory Sumner guides us through Vonnegut\u0026amp;#x27;s best known works, his fourteen novels starting with\u003ci\u003ePlayer Piano\u003c\/i\u003e, including the iconic\u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFive\u003c\/i\u003e, and all the way to an epilogue on his last book,\u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e, to illustrate the quintessential American writer\u0026amp;#x27;s profound engagement with the \u0026amp;#x27;American Dream\u0026amp;#x27;.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVonnegut\u0026amp;#x27;s novels reflect his own resistance to celebrating the traditional values associated with the American Dream: grandiose ambition, unbridled material success, rugged individualism, and \u0026amp;#x27;winners\u0026amp;#x27; over \u0026amp;#x27;losers.\u0026amp;#x27; We share his outrage, his brokenhearted empathy for those who struggle under the ethos of survival-of-the-fittest in the frontier mentality - something he once memorably described as \u0026amp;#x27;an impossibly tough-minded experiment in loneliness\u0026amp;#x27;.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnstuck in Time\u003c\/i\u003ereveals another sort of human utopia, an alternative American Dream characterised by small acts of kindness, friendship, and love. This is delightful, essential reading for those who remain enchanted by one of the giants of C20th American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderful primer to Kurt Vonnegut\u0026amp;#x27;s work. Every page brims with analytic insight, biographical revelation, and old-fashioned storytelling.\u0026amp;#x27; - Douglas Brinkley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845877776542,"sku":"ADS-9780980863987","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780980863987.jpg?v=1781223732","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780980863987","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}