{"product_id":"a-man-without-a-country-20th-anniversary-edition-hardcover","title":"A Man Without a Country: 20th Anniversary Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLewis Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe last of the canonical Kurt Vonnegut books, \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country \u003c\/i\u003espent eight weeks on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, selling over a quarter-million copies \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 20th anniversary edition features a new introduction by Lewis Black. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For all those who have lived with Vonnegut in their imaginations . . . this is what he is like in person.\"-\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The America I loved still exists, if not in the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, or the media. The America I loved still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.\"-Kurt Vonnegut, from \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe closest Kurt Vonnegut ever came to writing his autobiography, \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country is \u003c\/i\u003epart memoir, part social and political commentary, and part riveting personal conversation with an old friend. An undeniably moving and unique return of the literary grandmaster to form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e features Vonnegut's coming of age, his war experiences, his life as an artist, and the hilariously funny and razor-sharp way of understanding things that helped him get through it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome Vonnegut jewels in \u003ci\u003eA Man without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"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?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"I asked former Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton what he thought of our great victory over Iraq and he said, 'Mohammed Ali versus Mr. Rogers.'\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd finally, on the subject of the condition of the soul of America today: \"What has happened to us?\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003ePlentifully illustrated with the author's signature woodcut aphorisms, which appear in the book in blue, \u003ci\u003eA Man Without a Country\u003c\/i\u003e is possibly Vonnegut's most intimate book, and certainly one of his best.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, \u003cb\u003eKURT VONNEGUT\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the few grandmasters of modern American letters. Called by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"the counterculture's novelist,\" his works guided a generation through the miasma of war and greed that was life in the U.S. in second half of the 20th century. After stints as a soldier, anthropology PhD candidate, technical writer for \u003ci\u003eGeneral Electric\u003c\/i\u003e, and salesman at a Saab dealership, Vonnegut rose to prominence with the publication of \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963. Several modern classics, including \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/i\u003e, soon followed. Never quite embraced by the stodgier arbiters of literary taste, Vonnegut was nonetheless beloved by millions of readers throughout the world. \"Given who and what I am,\" he once said, \"it has been presumptuous of me to write so well.\" Kurt Vonnegut died in New York in 2007. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEWIS BLACK\u003c\/b\u003e is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He hosted a Comedy Central series and made regular appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. When not on the road performing, he resides in Manhattan and also maintains a residence in Chapel Hill, N.C. He served as board chair for the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978169876781,"sku":"9781644214886","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/N1qU3ui3fw9781644214886.webp?v=1775800809","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-man-without-a-country-20th-anniversary-edition-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}