内容简介
KurtVonnegut'sabsurdistclassic"Slaughterhouse-Five"introducesustoBillyPilgrim,amanwhobecomes'unstuckintime'afterheisabductedbyaliensfromtheplanetTralfamadore.Inaplot-scramblingdisplayofvirtuosity,wefollowPilgrimsimultaneouslythroughallphasesofhislife,concentratingonhis(andVonnegut's)shatteringexperienceasanAmericanprisonerofwarwhowitnessesthefirebombingofDresden."Slaughterhouse-Five"isnotonlyVonnegut'smostpowerfulbook,itisalsoasimportantasanywrittensince1945.Like"Catch-22,"itfashionstheauthor'sexperiencesintheSecondWorldWarintoaneloquentanddeeplyfunnypleaagainstbutcheryintheserviceofauthority."Slaughterhouse-Five"boaststhesameimagination,humanity,andgleefulappreciationoftheabsurdfoundinVonnegut'sotherworks,butthebook'sbasisinrock-hard,tragicfactgivesituniquepoignancy--andhumor.