Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-136) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Vonnegut released -- Vonnegut's 1950s : human structures -- Vonnegut's 1960s : apocalypse redone -- Vonnegut's 1970s : a public figure -- Vonnegut's 1980s : arts and crafts -- Vonnegut's 1990s : autobiography and the novel -- Conclusion : Vonnegut uncaged.
Summary
Following an introduction characterizing Vonnegut as Klinkowitz came to know him over the course of their friendship, this study charts the impact of Vonnegut on American society and of that society on Vonnegut for more than a half-century to illustrate how each informed the other. --from publisher description.