Cat’s Cradle

ΓÇ£A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe New York Times CatΓÇÖs Cradle is Kurt VonnegutΓÇÖs satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planetΓÇÖs ultimate fate,it features a midget as the protagonista completeoriginal theology created by a calypso singerand a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readersCatΓÇÖs Cradle is one of the twentieth centuryΓÇÖs most important worksΓÇöand Vonnegut at his very best. ΓÇ£[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöHarperΓÇÖs Magazine ΓÇ£Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöAtlantic Monthly