The Cat's Cradle is a satirical postmodern novel, with elements of science fiction, by the American writer Kurt Vonnegut.
Vonnegut's fourth novel, first published in 1963, in which the author examines key issues of science, technology, the purpose of religion, and the arms race, often using black humor.
The novel represents a journey into an alternative world – a world that we all belong to from time to time, but of which we would not want to be a part, a world of paranoia and alienation that we are not entirely sure is just an alternative or the bare tr
Faulkner's 1930 novel, a classic example of modernist literature. It is often compared to Joyce's "Ulysses" for its innovative structure, but is more accessible due to its focus on family.
Philip Roth, a master of introspective prose, creates a wild, erotic, and misanthropic portrait of aging and loss in Sabbath's Theater. A masterpiece of Roth's maturity, the novel bites at taboos, celebrating rebellion against "good manners."