Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. First Chinese edition, later printing, 1969. Dust jacket is unclipped with original price $5.95 on inside flap, in Good condition. Jacket was designed by the great Paul Bacon. There is taping on the inside of the jacket which has foxing, is soiled, and is ripped. The hardcover is in Very Good condition. Has multiple library stamp markings Chinese engineering Co. library) but no library card at end of book. No writing or markings on any of the pages in the book, 186 pp. A great reading copy. 

Kurt Vonnegut's masterful satire about the bombing of Dresden and the strange time traveling experiences of Billy Pilgrim. The book was nominated for both a Hugo and Nebula Award the year it was released and was ranked 18th by Modern Library on its list of the 100 best books of the century.

Slaughterhouse Five was partly autobiographical, as Vonnegut served in the army and witnessed the bombing firsthand during World War II. Though controversial around its release due to its depictions of sex, the novel grew to be quite popular and was adapted into a film in 1972, which would win the Prix de Jury at the Cannes Film Festival later that year. "...Slaughterhouse Five is an extraordinary success. It is a book we need to read, and to reread. It has the same virtues as Vonnegut's best previous work. It is funny, compassionate and wise...Kurt Vonnegut Jr is a true artist." (Contemporary New York Times Review).