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The Short Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut (Contributions to the Study of American Literature)
The Short Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut - Contributions to the Study of American Literature Author:Peter J. Reed Kurt Vonnegut's career as a novelist encompasses virtually the whole second half of the twentieth century, and his novels are among the most widely read in America. Yet Vonnegut enjoyed another successful career as a short story writer. His short fiction brought him much acclaim in the early years of his writing career and made him visible to a ... more »very large audience. His stories were illustrated by some of the best artists in the business and were featured prominently in leading magazines such as Collier's, the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, and Argosy. By examining Vonnegut's short fiction, this study illuminates his development as an author and contributes to a better understanding of the entire canon of his works.« less