Look at the Birdie

LookattheBirdieevokesaworldinwhichsquabblingcouples,highschoolgeniuses,misfitofficeworkers,andsmall-townLothariosstruggletoadapttochangingtechnology,moralambiguity,andunprecedentedaffluence.In'Confido,'afamilylearnsthedownsideofconfidingtheirdeepestsecretsintoamagicalinvention.In'EdLuby’sKeyClub,'amanfindshimselfinaKafkaesqueworldoftroubleafterherunsafouloftheshadyunderworldbosswhocallstheshotsinanupstateNewYorktown.In'LookattheBirdie,'aquackpsychiatristturned'murdercounsellor'concoctsanovelnewoutletforhisparanoidpatients.Thestoriesarecautionarytheyalsobrimwithhistrademarkhumour.Wry,ironic,satiricalandpoignantLookattheBirdiereflectstheanxietiesofthepostwarerainwhichtheywerewrittenandprovidesaninsightintothedevelopmentofVonnegut’searlystyle