{"product_id":"9780812977363","title":"A Man without a Country","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e is Kurt Vonnegut’s hilariously funny and razor-sharp look at life (\"If I die--God forbid--I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, ‘Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news?\"), art (\"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.\"), politics (\"I asked former Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton what he thought of our great victory over Iraq and he said, ‘Mohammed Ali versus Mr. Rogers.’\"), and the condition of the soul of America today (\"What has happened to us?\").     \u003cp\u003eBased on short essays and speeches composed over the last five years and plentifully illustrated with artwork by the author throughout, \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e gives us Vonnegut both speaking out with indignation and writing tenderly to his fellow Americans, sometimes joking, at other times hopeless, always searching.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurt Vonnegut is among the very few grandmasters of contemporary American letters, without whom the very term \"American literature\" would mean less than it does. His novels include \u003ci\u003eCat’s Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse Five\u003c\/i\u003e, among so many others. Projects with Seven Stories Press in recent years include \u003ci\u003eGod Bless You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr. Kevorkian\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Lee Stringer, \u003ci\u003eLike Shaking Hands with God\u003c\/i\u003e, a book about writing. His most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eTimequake\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).    \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015370064112,"sku":"9780812977363","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812977363_p0.jpg?v=1763813362","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812977363","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}