Description
In this audacious novel, Kurt Vonnegut imagines a catastrophic glitch in the space-time continuum that forces everyone and everything to relive the past decade exactly as it happened—a phenomenon he calls a "Timequake." When this cosmic accident sends humanity back to February 1991, people find themselves trapped in a bewildering loop, forced to repeat their actions without free will or agency. Through his distinctive voice and stream-of-consciousness narrative, Vonnegut weaves together philosophical reflections on determinism, human choice, and the nature of time itself, while drawing parallels to humanity's greatest achievements in freedom and justice. The result is a darkly comic meditation on what it means to be alive, to have agency, and to hope for a better future—quintessential Vonnegut that challenges readers to reconsider their relationship with fate and free will.
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paperback
Vintage
Published Jan 1, 1998
219 pages
ISBN: 9780099267546
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First Published
1998
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut.