Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-five
- ISBN-10
- 143812709X
- ISBN-13
- 9781438127095
- Category
- Criticism
- Pages
- 114
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Harold Bloom
Description
Discusses the characters, plot and writing of Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut. Includes critical essays on the novel and a brief biography of the author.
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Other editions
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- 1985
- 110 pages
- Paperback
- Barrons Educational Series Incorporated
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