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To be published on the first anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new and unpublished writings on war and peace. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor, the pieces range from a visceral nonfiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden during World War II—an essay that is as timely today as it was then—to a painfully funny short story about three Army privates and their fantasies of the perfect first meal upon returning home from war, to a darker, more poignant story about the impossibility of shielding our children from the temptations of violence. Also included are Vonnegut's last speech as well as an assortment of his artwork, and an introduction by the author's son, Mark Vonnegut. Armageddon in Retrospect says as much about the times in which we live as it does about the genius of the writer.
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I picked this up off a bookstore clearance shelf years ago and never got around to reading it. But then it caught my eye on my shelf after I read [b:Kurt Vonnegut: The Making of a Writer 65149261 Kurt Vonnegut The Making of a Writer Dan Wakefield https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670727760l/65149261.SX50.jpg 100085119] and I picked it up. Its time had come. I enjoyed reading it shortly after reading the biography because I had even more context for how autobiographical most of these short stories are. Really funny and moving, classic Vonnegut vibes, and I really liked the included pieces of visual art too.