Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1976. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G+/G, used hc, 243pp. Navy colored cloth over boards with gilt text on upper and gilt and red text on spine; slight sunning on tail edge of upper. Color illustrated dust jacket with white, black and red colored text on upper and black, red and blue text on spine; slight edge wear with tiny tears at head edge; slight soiling; not price clipped. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight.

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The book explores one of Vonnegut's favorite recurring themes, which is his belief in our need to belong extended families and how they would be an adequate, larger and more useful substitute for biological ones. The most endearing section of the novel, in my opinion, lies in its introduction, where Vonnegut candidly describes his beloved sister's death, which took place shortly after she had learnt of a train accident where her husband and children had been killed. As for the novel's plot, it follows the relationship of a boy and his sister who grow up together in isolation from the outside world because of their unsightliness. The boy turns out to be seen as more presentable and is separated from his sister, who grows to resent him for his seemingly desertion. Through some twists and turns they successively reunite and separate and after a major catastrophe, the boy becomes president of the United States, his campaign being centered on the formation of extended families on a grand scale.

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Bookseller: PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 017530
Title: Slapstick or Lonesome No More
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint Edition
ISBN 10: 0440080460
ISBN 13: 9780440080466
Publisher: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1976
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Keywords: Kurt Vonnegut, Fiction

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...