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Slaughterhouse 5 / Kurt Vonnegut

by Kurt Vonnegut

Billy Pilgrim becomes unstuck in time, experiencing his life in a non-linear sequence. The narrative centres on his survival of the fire-bombing of Dresden during the Second World War and his subsequent search for meaning.

Accession 10536 ISBN 0586033289 Publisher Granada/Panther
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