Book Details

Title:

He phōlia tēs gatas

(Cat's Cradle)


Author:Vonenkat, Kert (Vonnegut, Kurt)
Original Title:Cat’s Cradle
Place:Athēna
Publisher:Ekdoseis Kedros
Year:2007
Page:269

Reference:

Vonenkat, Kert Vonnegut, Kurt. Transl. Philippos Chrysopoulos. He phōlia tēs gatas (Cat's Cradle). Cat’s Cradle Athēna, Ekdoseis Kedros, 2007. Pp. 269


Categories:

Literature

Languages:

Greek

Description:

Cat’s Cradle is an allegorical fiction using satire and dark humor. Furthermore, the story addresses postmodern issues such as science, technology, the role of religion, and the arms race in the 1960s. The main themes in this novel are human beings’ relation to technology, religion, and “ice-nine,” an imaginary nuclear weapon which causes a disastrous end. The arena of this story is San Lorenzo, a fictitious Caribbean Island. This place reminds readers of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. This book became a best-seller and has been published in 29 languages.


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