Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
Fates Worse than Death, subtitled An Autobiographical Collage of the 1980s, is a 1991 collection of essays, speeches, and other previously uncollected writings by author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. In the introduction to the book, Vonnegut acknowledges that the book is similar to an earlier book, Palm Sunday.
- Kurt Vonnegut
- 1991
Fates Worse than Death are disturbingly common in Saya no Uta. The protagonist, Fuminori, is unable to see the world as anything other than a mess of infected-looking flesh and so finds himself trying to figure out a painless way to die before meeting the eponymous Saya.
One of my fav worse than death tropes is when a character gets their body swapped with something and they are unable to tell their family and have to watch the thing they swapped with steal their life. Fazbear frights have a particularly gruesome example of it, with the person it happening to be a 13 year old boy who believes everyone in his ...
About Fates Worse Than Death “An anthology in which Vonnegut freely quotes himself on everything from art and architecture to madness and mass murder…Uncompromising.”—Los Angeles Times “Honest and scarily funny, and it offers a rare insight into an author who has customarily hidden his heart.”—New York Times
- Paperback
- Overview
- Contents
is a collection published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1991. Like its predecessor, Palm Sunday, it is described as "an autobiographical collage" and largely consists of previously uncollected articles and unpublished speeches by Vonnegut, connected throughout by new material.
Preface Chapter I
•"Sleeping Beauty"
Chapter II
•"Address to the American Psychiatric Association"
Chapter III
•"Art/Great Beginnings: In Praise of the Incomplete" •"Jack the Dripper" •A Special Message to Readers of the Franklin Library edition of
Learn the history and usage of the phrase 'A fate worse than death', which originally meant rape or loss of virginity. Find out how it became a euphemism and a parody of church fêtes.
In this collection of essays, Kurt Vonnegut reflects on his life, his writing, and his views on politics, religion, and war. He shares his experiences as a prisoner of war in Dresden, his suicide attempt, and his criticism of the Reagan administration and Christianity.
