{"product_id":"jailbird-9780385333900","title":"Jailbird","description":"\u003cb\u003e\" Kurt Vonnegut] has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJailbird takes us into a fractured and comic, pure Vonnegut world of high crimes and misdemeanors in government--and in the heart. This wry tale follows bumbling bureaucrat Walter F. Starbuck from Harvard to the Nixon White House to the penitentiary as Watergate's least known co-conspirator. But the humor turns dark when Vonnegut shines his spotlight on the cold hearts and calculated greed of the mighty, giving a razor-sharp edge to an unforgettable portrait of power and politics in our times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eJailbird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative.\"\u003cb\u003e--John Irving\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel--possibly the best he has written . . . \u003ci\u003eJailbird\u003c\/i\u003e is a guided tour de force of America. Take it \"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A profoundly humane comedy . . . \u003ci\u003eJailbird\u003c\/i\u003e definitely mounts up on angelic wings--in its speed, in its sparkle, and in its high-flying intent.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Joyously inventive . . . gleams with the loony magic Vonnegut alone can achieve.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vonnegut is our great apocalyptic writer, the closest thing we've had to a prophet since . . . Lenny Bruce.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vonnegut at his impressive best. . . . His imaginative leaps alone . . . are worth the price of admission. . . . His far-reaching metaphysical and cultural concerns . . . are ultimately serious and worth our contemplation.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385333900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.26w x 0.88d","brand":"Kurt Vonnegut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636770631836,"sku":"9780385333900","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0b86b8f5-6c62-4f11-a6ee-844ce2f34224.jpg?v=1603842911","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jailbird-9780385333900","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}