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Cat's Cradle is a satirical postmodern novel, with science fiction elements, by American writer Kurt Vonnegut.Vonnegut's fourth novel, it was first published on March 18, 1963, [1] exploring and satirizing issues of science, technology, the purpose of religion, and the arms race, often through the use of morbid humor.
Ice-nine is a fictional material that appears in Kurt Vonnegut's 1963 novel Cat's Cradle. Ice-nine is described as a polymorph of ice which instead of melting at 0 °C (32 °F), melts at 45.8 °C (114.4 °F).
Kurt Vonnegut (/ ˈ v ɒ n ə ɡ ə t / VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. [1] His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further works have been published since his death.
Cat's Cradle is an experimental short film by Stan Brakhage, produced in 1959. The film was described by Brakhage as "sexual witchcraft involving two couples and a ...
Dear Reader: The title of this book is composed of three words from my novel Cat's Cradle. A "wampeter" is an object around which the lives of many otherwise unrelated people may revolve. The Holy Grail would be a case in point. "Foma" are harmless untruths, intended to comfort simple souls. An example: "Prosperity is just around the corner."
In addition to disclosing the cat’s significance in “Disclaimer,” Blanchett reveals that she is an avid animal lover. The 55-year-old herself has two cats, four dogs, and six chickens at home.
A granfalloon, in the fictional religion of Bokononism (created by Kurt Vonnegut in his 1963 novel Cat's Cradle), is defined as a "false karass".That is, it is a group of people who affect a shared identity or purpose, but whose mutual association is meaningless.
The project expands a vacant, 8,800-square-foot building at 107 Brewer Lane into a two-story, up to 14,000-square-foot club, about 1,000 square feet larger than Cat’s Cradle, according to county ...