“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.”
— The Washington Post
“A profoundly humane comedy . . . Jailbird definitely mounts up on angelic wings—in its speed, in its sparkle, and in its high-flying intent.”
— Chicago Tribune Book World
“A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel—possibly the best he has written . . . Jailbird is a guided tour de force of America. Take it!”
— Playboy
“Vonnegut is our great apocalyptic writer, the closest thing we’ve had to a prophet since . . . Lenny Bruce.”
— Chicago Sun-Times
“[Kurt Vonnegut] has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared.”
— People
“Joyously inventive . . . gleams with the loony magic Vonnegut alone can achieve.”
— Cosmopolitan
“[Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative.”
— John Irving
Jailbird
Year
1979
Pages
246
Praise
“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.”
— The Washington Post
“A profoundly humane comedy . . . Jailbird definitely mounts up on angelic wings—in its speed, in its sparkle, and in its high-flying intent.”
— Chicago Tribune Book World
“A gem . . . a mature, imaginative novel—possibly the best he has written . . . Jailbird is a guided tour de force of America. Take it!”
— Playboy
“Vonnegut is our great apocalyptic writer, the closest thing we’ve had to a prophet since . . . Lenny Bruce.”
— Chicago Sun-Times
“[Kurt Vonnegut] has never been more satirically on-target. . . . Nothing is spared.”
— People
“Joyously inventive . . . gleams with the loony magic Vonnegut alone can achieve.”
— Cosmopolitan
“[Vonnegut] is our strongest writer . . . the most stubbornly imaginative.”
— John Irving
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