Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel

Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most. Review “Poignant and hilarious, threaded with compassion and, behind everything, the cataract of a thundering moral statement.”—The Boston Globe“Very tough and very funny . . . sad and delightful . . . very Vonnegut.”—The New York Times“Splendid . . . a funny book at which you are not permitted to laugh, a sad book without tears.”—Life“Funny, satirical, compelling, outrageous, fanciful, mordant, fecund . . .  ‘It’s too good to be science fiction,’ [the critics] would say. But Vonnegut doesn’t care, and you won’t care, either, because this is a writer who leaps over genres.”—Los Angeles Times From the Inside Flap Slaughterhous-Five is one of  the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the  infamous fire-bombin