Forever Pursuing Genesis: The Myth of Eden in the Novels of Kurt VonnegutBucknell University Press, 1990 - 223 من الصفحات The title of this book, Forever Pursuing Genesis, derives from a statement that Vonnegut once made about the nature of the universe and humankind's place in it. This study applies that statement to the narrative themes that Vonnegut has treated in his career. |
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Acknowledgments | 9 |
An Overview | 15 |
Mechanization Human | 33 |
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