{"product_id":"hocus-pocus-kurt-vonnegut-paperback","title":"Hocus Pocus -- Kurt Vonnegut, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an irresistible novel that combines \"clever wit with keen social observation... and] re-establishes Mr. Vonnegut's place as the Mark Twain of our times\" (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtlanta Journal \u0026amp; Constitution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the adventure of Eugene Debs Hartke. He's a Vietnam veteran, a jazz pianist, a college professor, and a prognosticator of the apocalypse (and other things Earth-shattering). But that's neither here nor there. Because at Tarkington College--where he teaches--the excrement is about to hit the air-conditioning. And it's all Eugene's fault.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kurt Vonnegut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.14w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425161296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 18-UP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e was a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens of Titan\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959 and established him, in the words of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, as \"a true artist\" with the publication of \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, \"one of the best living American writers.\" Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kurt Vonnegut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49819460337892,"sku":"9780425161296","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780425161296.jpg?v=1788853681","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/hocus-pocus-kurt-vonnegut-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}