The Sirens of Titan: A Novel “[Kurt Vonnegut’s]�best book . . . He dares not only ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it.”—Esquire Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s�The Great American Read The Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and morality. The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, is offered a chance to take a space journey to distant worlds with a beautiful woman at his side. Of course there’ s a catch to the invitation–and a prophetic vision about the purpose of human life that only Vonnegut has the courage to tell. “Reading Vonnegut is addictive!”—Commonweal |
Contents
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CHEERS IN THE WIREHOUSE | 41 |
UNITED HOTCAKE PREFERRED | 62 |
TENT RENTALS | 95 |
LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN HERO | 105 |
A DESERTER IN TIME OF WAR | 134 |
VICTORY | 167 |
IN A HOLLYWOOD NIGHT CLUB | 187 |
A PUZZLE SOLVED | 199 |
AN AGE OF MIRACLES | 218 |
WE HATE MALACHI CONSTANT BECAUSE | 256 |
THE GENTLEMAN FROM TRALFAMADORE | 270 |
REUNION WITH STONY | 308 |
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