A free-wheeling vehicle . . . an unforgettable ride! The New York TimesCat s Cradle is Kurt
Vonnegut s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this
planet s ultimate fate it features a midget as the protagonist a complete original theology
created by a calypso singer and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and
hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers Cat s
Cradle is one of the twentieth century s most important works and Vonnegut at his very
best.[Vonnegut is] an unimitative and inimitable social satirist. Harper s Magazine Our finest
black-humorist . . . We laugh in self-defense. Atlantic Monthly
