{"product_id":"9780385333481","title":"Cat's Cradle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride!”—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCat’s Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, \u003ci\u003eCat’s Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist.”—\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Magazine\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e “Our finest black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense.”—\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46958791721200,"sku":"9780385333481","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385333481_p0.jpg?v=1763694384","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385333481","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}