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Du Bois William Blake  \nWilliam Faulkner  \nWilliam Gaddis  \nWilliam Shakespeare William Wordsworth Zora Neale Hurston  \n\n| Bloom’s Modern Critical Views |\n| --- |\n| KuRT VONNEGuT\u003Cbr>New Edition |\n\nEdited and with an introduction by  \nHarold Bloom  \nSterling Professor of the Humanities Yale university  \nBloom’s Modern Critical Views: Kurt Vonnegut—New Edition  \nCopyright ©2009 by Infobase Publishing Introduction ©2009 by Harold Bloom  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For more information contact:  \nBloom’s Literary Criticism  \nAn imprint of Infobase Publishing  \n132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nKurt Vonnegut / edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.—New ed.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).—(Modern critical views) Includes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-1-60413-167-3 (alk. paper)  \n1. Vonnegut, Kurt—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Science fiction, American—History and criticism. I. Bloom, Harold.  \nPS3572 .O5Z7534 2008 813’.54—dc22  \n2008037161  \nBloom’s Literary Criticism books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. 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