Kurt Vonnegut's posthumously published book Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of thirteen essays and short stories written throughout Vonnegut's life and focusing on the absurdity of war.

In one essay Vonnegut recalls his time as a POW during World War II, when he and others were forced to clean up bodies and debris after the Allies razed Germany. He writes home to his father and in typical Vonnegut fashion states the obvious, "Bayonets aren’t much good against tanks."

The book contains a foreword written by Vonnegut's son, Mark, in which he discusses his father's love of writing, their relationship, and Kurt's final days. In the first paragraph of the introduction Mark Vonnegut fondly recalls: "Writing was a spiritual exercise for my father, the only thing he really believed in. He wanted to get things right but never thought that his writing was going to have much effect on the course of things." - Armageddon in Retrospect

Like most of Vonnegut's other works, Armageddon in Retrospect contains artwork by the author illustrating passages and often making jokes.

The book was released in conjunction with the one-year anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, who passed away on April 11, 2007.

1. Author: Kurt Vonnegut
2. Introduction by Mark Vonnegut
3. Publication: April 1, 2008
4. Published one year after Vonnegut's death
5. Publisher: Putnam
6. ISBN#: 978-0399155086
7. Availability: Hardcover, Audio CD, eBook
8. Amazon.com Price: $16.47 (new)

1. Full Name: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
2. Born: November 11, 1922
3. Died: April 11, 2007
4. Wrote: Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle and several others
5. Famous for his character Kilgore Trout

Kurt Vonnegut's posthumously published book Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of thirteen essays and short stories written throughout Vonnegut's life and focusing on the absurdity of war.

In one essay Vonnegut recalls his time as a POW during World War II, when he and others were forced to clean up bodies and debris after the Allies razed Germany. He writes home to his father and in typical Vonnegut fashion states the obvious, "Bayonets aren’t much good against tanks."

The book contains a foreword written by Vonnegut's son, Mark, in which he discusses his father's love of writing, their relationship, and Kurt's final days. In the first paragraph of the introduction Mark Vonnegut fondly recalls: "Writing was a spiritual exercise for my father, the only thing he really believed in. He wanted to get things right but never thought that his writing was going to have much effect on the course of things." - Armageddon in Retrospect

Like most of Vonnegut's other works, Armageddon in Retrospect contains artwork by the author illustrating passages and often making jokes.

The book was released in conjunction with the one-year anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, who passed away on April 11, 2007.

1. Author: Kurt Vonnegut

2. Introduction by Mark Vonnegut

3. Publication: April 1, 2008

4. Published one year after Vonnegut's death

5. Publisher: Putnam

6. ISBN#: 978-0399155086

7. Availability: Hardcover, Audio CD, eBook

8. <p>Amazon.com Price: $16.47 (new)

1. Full Name: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
2. Born: November 11, 1922
3. Died: April 11, 2007
4. Wrote: Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle and several others
5. Famous for his character Kilgore Trout

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