Name: The Sirens of Titan
ISBN: 9780385333498

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Oddly Charming

Sharp, strange, and slyly human, it keeps the pages moving with a grin that never quite.

Come here for

Vonnegut’s deadpan mischief
A classic with a sideways grin

Expect

A sustained, buoyant read
Ideas wearing a comic disguise

Book Details

Authors: Kurt Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: September 8, 1998
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Funny Sci-Fi · Sci-Fi Adventure
Reading lane: Funny Sci-Fi

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Publisher Categories

Literary Fiction
Space Opera
Satire

About This Book

“[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...

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“[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