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Description

A master of contemporary American literature, Vonnegut has authored 18 highly acclaimed books and dozens of short stories and essays. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiary as Watergate's least known co-conspirator.

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Memorable Quotes

  • “I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool.”

First Sentence

Life goes on, yes-and a fool and his self-respect are soon parted, perhaps never to be reunited even on Judgment Day.

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  1. Kurt Vonnegut (Author)
 

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