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In his first published play, Kurt Vonnegut finds a powerful vehicle for his tragicomical imagination. When the great hunter Harold Ryan--missing and presumed dead--returns from Africa after eight years, his wife is aghast and his son is enchanted. Vonnegut's attack on phony heroes and male... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Penelope Ryan: the protagonist. Wife of a famous soldier and hunter.
- Paul Rayn: Penelope's son
- Harold Ryan: Penelope's husband. A famous soldier and a hunter.
- Looseleaf Harper: Harold's companion
- Herb Shuttle: a vacuumcleaner salesman. Penelope's suitor.
- Norbert Woodly: a doctor. Penelope's suitor.
- Wanda June: ghost of a ten-year-old girl
- Siegfried von Kongiswald: a German ghost
- Mildred: ghost of Harold's former wife
First Sentence edit
Silence.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1971
ISBN: 0385283857
Page Count: 190
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1971
ISBN: 0385283857
Page Count: 190
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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