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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Putnam Pub Group
Publication date
June 1, 1999
Pages
295
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780399145261
ISBN-10
0399145265
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$150.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An anthology of previously uncollected short stories features twenty-four of the author's favorite tales, including 'Any Reasonable Offer,' 'The Powder-Blue Dragon,' 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp,' and 'Lovers Anonymous'
(view table of contents)Amazon.com description: Product Description: Vintage Vonnegut--two dozen stories never collected before.
Before the Golden Age of magazines drew to a close half a century ago--soon to be beaten at the entertainment game by the new little boxes with moving images that were finding their way into the homes of more and more Americans--a young PR man at General Electric sold his first short story to one of the doomed publications. By the time he'd sold his third, he decided to quit GE and join the likes of Hemingway and Fitzgerald and Faulkner, and try to make a living at fifteen hundred dollars a pop. With four major magazines running five stories each week and smaller ones scouting as well, it was a seller's market, and Kurt Vonnegut was delighted--and comfortable--being published regularly by The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Argosy, and others.
For this unusual collection, Vonnegut has selected twenty-four of his favorite stories never published before in book form and has written a new preface for the occasion. Vonnegut scholar Peter Reed, who unearthed the old publications, contributes an introduction.
Now readers can relive the genesis of a master. Stories such as "Any Reasonable Offer," "The Powder Blue Dragon," "Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp," and "Lovers Anonymous" bring us to the beginning of a literary voice that is sure to last forever. Bagombo Snuff Box, the missing pieces of the master's oeuvre, is a ready-made classic for Vonnegut fans new and old.
Before the Golden Age of magazines drew to a close half a century ago--soon to be beaten at the entertainment game by the new little boxes with moving images that were finding their way into the homes of more and more Americans--a young PR man at General Electric sold his first short story to one of the doomed publications. By the time he'd sold his third, he decided to quit GE and join the likes of Hemingway and Fitzgerald and Faulkner, and try to make a living at fifteen hundred dollars a pop. With four major magazines running five stories each week and smaller ones scouting as well, it was a seller's market, and Kurt Vonnegut was delighted--and comfortable--being published regularly by The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Argosy, and others.
For this unusual collection, Vonnegut has selected twenty-four of his favorite stories never published before in book form and has written a new preface for the occasion. Vonnegut scholar Peter Reed, who unearthed the old publications, contributes an introduction.
Now readers can relive the genesis of a master. Stories such as "Any Reasonable Offer," "The Powder Blue Dragon," "Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp," and "Lovers Anonymous" bring us to the beginning of a literary voice that is sure to last forever. Bagombo Snuff Box, the missing pieces of the master's oeuvre, is a ready-made classic for Vonnegut fans new and old.
Editions
Hardcover
from Putnam Pub Group (August 1, 1999)
9780399145056 | details & prices | 295 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $24.95
About: An anthology of previously uncollected short stories features twenty-four of the author's favorite tales, including 'Any Reasonable Offer,' 'The Powder-Blue Dragon,' 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp,' and 'Lovers Anonymous'
About: An anthology of previously uncollected short stories features twenty-four of the author's favorite tales, including 'Any Reasonable Offer,' 'The Powder-Blue Dragon,' 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp,' and 'Lovers Anonymous'
The price comparison is for this edition
from Putnam Pub Group (June 1, 1999)
9780399145261 | details & prices | 295 pages | List price $150.00
About: An anthology of previously uncollected short stories features twenty-four of the author's favorite tales, including 'Any Reasonable Offer,' 'The Powder-Blue Dragon,' 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp,' and 'Lovers Anonymous'
About: An anthology of previously uncollected short stories features twenty-four of the author's favorite tales, including 'Any Reasonable Offer,' 'The Powder-Blue Dragon,' 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp,' and 'Lovers Anonymous'
Paperback
Reissue edition from Berkley Pub Group (August 1, 2000)
9780425174463 | details & prices | 357 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $17.00
About: An anthology of previously uncollected short stories features twenty-four of the author's favorite tales, including 'Any Reasonable Offer,' 'The Powder-Blue Dragon,' 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp,' and 'Lovers Anonymous.
About: An anthology of previously uncollected short stories features twenty-four of the author's favorite tales, including 'Any Reasonable Offer,' 'The Powder-Blue Dragon,' 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp,' and 'Lovers Anonymous.
CD/Spoken Word
With Alexander Marshall (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Highbridge Co (June 1, 2007)
9781598875546 | details & prices | 5.00 × 5.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.34 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Presents a collection of some of the author's favorite stories, including 'Cruise of the Jolly Roger,' 'The Powder Blue Dragon,' and 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp.
About: Presents a collection of some of the author's favorite stories, including 'Cruise of the Jolly Roger,' 'The Powder Blue Dragon,' and 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Alexander Marshall (other contributor) |
from Highbridge Co (August 1, 1999)
9781565113299 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.25 × 1.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Presents a collection of some of the author's favorite stories, including 'Cruise of the Jolly Roger,' 'The Powder Blue Dragon,' and 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp.
About: Presents a collection of some of the author's favorite stories, including 'Cruise of the Jolly Roger,' 'The Powder Blue Dragon,' and 'Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp.
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