Slaughterhouse-Five
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Slaughterhouse-Five is one of the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we are afraid to know.
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Bibliographic source: Open Library- Who wrote Slaughterhouse-Five?
Slaughterhouse-Five is by Kurt Vonnegut. The catalogue records its first publication in 1969. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is Slaughterhouse-Five?
The catalogue records 203 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
