| Description |
4 audio discs (approximately 83 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Performer |
Read by Rip Torn ; introduction read by Mark Vonnegut. |
| Note |
Unabridged. |
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Compact discs. |
| Summary |
Twelve previously unpublished writings on war and peace include such pieces as an essay on the destruction of Dresden, a story about the first-meal fantasies of three soldiers, and a meditation on the impossibility of shielding children from the temptations of violence. |
| Contents |
Letter from PFC Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to his family, May 29, 1945 -- Kurt Vonnegut at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 27, 2007 -- Wailing shall be in all streets -- Great day -- Guns before butter -- Happy birthday, 1951 -- Brighten up -- Unicorn trap -- Unknown soldier -- Spoils -- Just you and me, Sammy -- Commandant's desk -- Armageddon in retrospect. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
War stories.
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War -- Miscellanea.
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Peace -- Miscellanea.
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Violence -- Miscellanea.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Miscellanea.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Miscellanea.
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| Genre/Form |
War stories.
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Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Torn, Rip, 1931-2019
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Vonnegut, Mark.
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| ISBN |
9781433243493 |
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1433243490 |
| Music No. |
Z 4756 Blackstone Audiobooks |
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