Bagombo Snuff Box

From the acclaimed author of Slaughterhouse-Five,Cat’s Cradleand Breakfast of Champions comes a compilation of twenty-three never-before-collected short stories. These vignettes of American life draw on Kurt Vonnegut’s World War 2 experiences and the resolute optimism of the country after the war. Togetherthey present a poignant and humorous portrayal of an America peopled with overzealous high school band directors and their studentsrebellious housewivesand boasting salesmensoldiers misplaced during the war and people lost in their own gadget-filled homes. In an era before televisionKurt Vonnegut found a ready and willing audience in the readers of such magazines as Collier’sThe Saturday Evening PostCosmopolitanArgosyand Redbook. These rarerediscovered tales gives us a glimpse into a more innocent AmericaΓÇöand into the developing genius of one of the greatest writers of our time.