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| '''''Slaughterhouse-Five''''' or '''''The Children's Crusade''''' is a novel by best-selling author ]. It is set mostly in ], and recounts the ]. |
'''''Slaughterhouse-Five''''' or '''''The Children's Crusade''''' is a novel by best-selling author ]. It is set mostly in ], and recounts the ]. | ||
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| It is perhaps Vonnegut's most popular work and is regarded as a classic work. It is unique in how it combines science-fiction with analysis of the human condition, and most especially the bombing of ]. | It is perhaps Vonnegut's most popular work and is regarded as a classic work. It is unique in how it combines science-fiction with analysis of the human condition, and most especially the bombing of ]. | ||
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| == Plot == | == Plot == | ||
| ⚫ | American soldier Billy Pilgrim is captured by German soldiers and is forced to live in a makeshift prison. Pilgrim is "unstuck in time" and randomly visits different parts of his life. He is also taken by aliens from the planet Tralfamador who see in four dimensions, the fourth dimension being time, which allows them to examine any moment in time that they wish. While on Tralfamadore, Billy is exhibited in a zoo, naked with a movie star from earth, Montana Wildhack. The book examines many events in Billy's life including his death, and the infamous bombing of Dresden, the inspiration of the book which the author, Kurt Vonnegut, himself experienced. | ||
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| ⚫ | American soldier Billy Pilgrim is captured by German soldiers and is forced to live in a makeshift prison. Pilgrim is "unstuck in time" and randomly visits different parts of his life. He is also taken by aliens from the planet Tralfamador who see in four dimensions, the fourth dimension being time, which allows them to examine any moment in time that they wish. While on Tralfamadore, Billy is exhibited in a zoo, naked with a movie star from earth, Montana Wildhack. The book examines many events in Billy's life including his death, and the infamous bombing of Dresden, the inspiration of the book which the author, Kurt Vonnegut, himself experienced. | ||
| == Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
| * ''Slaughterhouse-Five'', ISBN 0440180295 | * ''Slaughterhouse-Five'', ISBN 0440180295 | ||
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Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade is a novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. It is set mostly in Germany, and recounts the bombing of Dresden in World War II.
Warning: Misplaced Pages contains spoilers.
It is perhaps Vonnegut's most popular work and is regarded as a classic work. It is unique in how it combines science-fiction with analysis of the human condition, and most especially the bombing of Dresden.
When the book was released the Dresden bombing was not widely known and was little spoken of by veterans or historians. The book helped to increase world awareness of the massacre and led to a reevaluation of the attack's justification.
A motion picture of the same name was made in 1972. The film was directed by George Roy Hill and starred Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, and Valerie Perrine.
Plot
American soldier Billy Pilgrim is captured by German soldiers and is forced to live in a makeshift prison. Pilgrim is "unstuck in time" and randomly visits different parts of his life. He is also taken by aliens from the planet Tralfamador who see in four dimensions, the fourth dimension being time, which allows them to examine any moment in time that they wish. While on Tralfamadore, Billy is exhibited in a zoo, naked with a movie star from earth, Montana Wildhack. The book examines many events in Billy's life including his death, and the infamous bombing of Dresden, the inspiration of the book which the author, Kurt Vonnegut, himself experienced.
Further reading
- Slaughterhouse-Five, ISBN 0440180295