Cat's Cradle, Kurt VonnegutA free wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!The New York Times Cats Cradle is Kurt Vonneguts satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planets ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of

Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR and the New York Public Library

there is no mention of them in the Old Testament

she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle

and the roses have jaggy thorns

More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence

Within two decades

shadowy operatives

The benefits are profound

A first novel of the first order—provocative

The characters you will meet in these pages are as fascinating as they are unexpected

It all seems unlikely

the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love