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Timequake

By Kurt Vonnegut
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At precisely 2:27pm on February 13, 2001, the Universe experiences a crisis of confidence, forcing everyone to relive the decade from February 17, 1991, to February 17, 2001, exactly as before. People must repeat every action, every choice, reliving mistakes and joys alike. The intriguing question of why this happens is left to Kilgore Trout, the old science fiction writer and Vonnegut's alter ego, whose idea it all was.
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Timequake is ideal for readers who enjoy satirical, thought-provoking literature with a blend of fiction and autobiography, especially fans of Kurt Vonnegut’s distinctive style and dark humour.

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After the universe decides to back up ten years and all humans must live through the 1990s again, author Kurt Vonnegut finds himself trying to write a book called Timequake, which he knows he will never finish since he already did not finish it.

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A New York Times Notable Book from the acclaimed author of Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions, and Cat's Cradle.

At 2:27 pm on February 13th of the year 2001, the Universe suffered a crisis in self-confidence. Should it go on expanding indefinitely? What was the point?

There's been a timequake. And everyone—even you—must live the decade between February 17, 1991 and February 17, 2001 over again. The trick is that we all have to do exactly the same things as we did the first time—minute by minute, hour by hour, year by year, betting on the wrong horse again, marrying the wrong person again. Why? You'll have to ask the old science fiction writer, Kilgore Trout. This was all his idea.

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Praise for Timequake: “A quirky mix of fiction and biography...This is the indispensable Vonnegut.” — San Francisco Chronicle
“Wry and trenchant...highly entertaining.” — The New York Times Book Review
“His funniest book since Breakfast of Champions...There are nuggets of Vonnegutian wisdom throughout.” — Newsweek
“Timequake is a novel by, and starring, Kurt Vonnegut...What Vonnegut does, which no one can do better, is give a big postmodern shrug...You’ve got to love him.” — The Washington Post Book World
“Humorous, sardonic...Timequake makes for irresistible reading loaded with more important truths than it lets on...Moralising has never been funnier.” — Chicago Sun-Times
“Part autobiography, part meditation, part satire...Vonnegut is at his best.” — Atlanta Journal & Constitution

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ISBN: 9780425164341

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 1998

Country: United States

Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 221g

Pages: 272

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Education & Reference Fiction General Fiction Kurt Vonnegut Penguin Books Science & Nature

About the Author

Kurt Vonnegutwas a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention inThe Sirens of Titanin 1959 and established him, in the words ofThe New York Times, as "a true artist" with the publication ofCat's Cradlein 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, "one of the best living American writers." Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.

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