{"product_id":"9780141189345-cats-cradle","title":"Cat's Cradle","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr Felix Hoenikker is the inventor of 'ice-nine', a lethal chemical capable of freezing the planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker's three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean. Felix Hoenikker's Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to mankind brings about the end, that for all of us, is nigh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his trademark dry wit, Kurt Vonnegut's \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle \u003c\/i\u003eis an inventive science fiction satire that preys on our deepest fears of witnessing Armageddon - and, worse still, surviving it. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Benjamin Kunkel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding 'fathers' of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to humanity. For he is the inventor of \u003ci\u003eice-nine\u003c\/i\u003e, a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. Writer Jonah's search for his whereabouts leads him to Hoenikker's three eccentric children, to an island republic in the Caribbean where the absurd religion of Bokononism is practised, to love and to insanity. Told with deadpan humour and bitter irony, Kurt Vonnegut's cult tale of global destruction is a frightening and funny satire on the end of the world and the madness of mankind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was born in Indianapolis. During the Second World War he was a prisoner in Germany and present at the bombing of Dresden, an experience he recounted in his famous novel \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse Five\u003c\/i\u003e (1969). His first novel, \u003ci\u003ePlayer Piano\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1951 and since then he has written many novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens of Titan, Jailbird, Deadeye Dick, Galapagos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHocus Pocus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Philip K. Dick's \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the High Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the warmest, wisest, funniest voices to be found anywhere in fiction'\u003cbr\u003eSam Leith, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A free-wheeling vehicle . An unforgettable ride!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vonnegut looked the world straight in the eye and never flinched'\u003cbr\u003eJ.G. Ballard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31645810819169,"sku":"9780141189345","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32337284.jpg?v=1737186133","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141189345-cats-cradle","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}