Description
Meet Eliot Rosewater, a wealthy philanthropist, volunteer fireman, and self-proclaimed drunk who decides to conduct an audacious experiment in human nature through his vast foundation—with unexpected guidance from the enigmatic writer Kilgore Trout. In this brilliantly satirical novel, Kurt Vonnegut skewers the greed, hypocrisy, and moral contradictions that plague American society with his signature blend of dark humor and social commentary. As Rosewater attempts to redistribute his fortune and challenge the very foundations of wealth and privilege, the novel spirals into absurdity, exposing the follies we all inherit and the delusions we cling to. Vonnegut's sharpest and funniest work, this etched-in-acid satire proves why he remains our finest chronicler of human folly, making us laugh even as we recognize ourselves in his characters' desperate attempts at meaning and redemption.
Available Editions
paperback
Dial Press Trade Paperback
Published Sep 8, 1998
290 pages
ISBN: 9780385333474
mass_market
Dell Publishing Company
Published Jan 1, 1991
ISBN: 9785552668243
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Details
First Published
1965
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut.