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Bluebeard

A Novel
By Kurt Vonnegut
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Bluebeard is the fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, a seventy-one-year-old painter who wishes to live in solitude on his Long Island estate. When a young widow persuades him to share his life story, Rabo reveals the poignant truth behind the secret he guards within his potato barn. Through broad humour and sharp irony, Kurt Vonnegut explores mankind's reckless impulses to create and destroy what he loves.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This novel is well suited to readers who appreciate literary fiction infused with humour and philosophical depth, especially fans of Kurt Vonnegut’s distinctive voice and style.

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Broad humor and bitter irony collide in Vonnegut's fictional biography of aging artist Rabo Karabekian--first introduced in Breakfast of Champions--who wants only to be left alone at his Long Island estate with the secret he has locked in his potato barn. "A joyous, soaring fiction".--Atlanta Journal and Constitution.

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“Ranks with Vonnegut’s best and goes one step beyond . . . joyous, soaring fiction.”—The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

Broad humour and bitter irony collide in this fictional autobiography of Rabo Karabekian, who, at age seventy-one, wants to be left alone on his Long Island estate with the secret he has locked inside his potato barn. But then a voluptuous young widow badgers Rabo into telling his life story—and Vonnegut in turn tells us the plain, heart-hammering truth about man’s careless fancy to create or destroy what he loves.

Praise for Bluebeard

“Vonnegut is at his edifying best.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“The quicksilver mind of Vonnegut is at it again. . . . He displays all his talents—satire, irony, ridicule, slapstick, and even a shaggy dog story of epic proportions.”—The Cincinnati Post

“[Kurt Vonnegut is] a voice you can trust to keep poking holes in the social fabric.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“It has the qualities of classic Bosch and Slaughterhouse Vonnegut. . . . Bluebeard is uncommonly feisty.”—USA Today

“Is Bluebeard good? Yes! . . . This is vintage Vonnegut—good wine from his best grapes.”—The Detroit News

“A joyride . . . Vonnegut is more fascinated and puzzled than angered by the human stupidities and contradictions he discerns so keenly. So hop in his rumble seat. As you whiz along, what you observe may provide some new perspectives.”—Kansas City Star

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Praised as "joyous, soaring fiction," Bluebeard ranks among Vonnegut's finest work (The Atlanta Journal and Constitution). Reviews highlight Vonnegut's mastery of satire, irony, and heart, describing the novel as "edifying," "feisty," and "vintage Vonnegut" wine from his best grapes (The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, The Detroit News). The story is noted for its rich humour and profound insights into human contradictions (Kansas City Star).

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780385333511

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 September 1998

Country: United States

Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Kurt Vonnegut’s humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America’s attention in The Sirens of Titan in 1959 and established him as “a true artist” (The New York Times) with Cat’s Cradle in 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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