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Typed Letter Signed. by Vonnegut, Kurt

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Typed Letter Signed. by Vonnegut, Kurt

Typed Letter Signed.

by Vonnegut, Kurt

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n.p., Kurt Vonnegut, 1987, first edition.. A single sheet, dated August 29, 1987, three paragraphs, a total of 16 lines, Signed in full by Vonnegut who had been queried as to why he used an Armenian as a character in his books, Rabo Karabekian made his first appearance in Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions and later appeared in his Bluebeard in which Vonnegut uses the memoirs of Karabekian as his novel, in part he writes, "I put an Armenian in an earlier book -- only because I like the sound of Armenian names and, of course, because they seem a gifted people. Whenever I start a novel, I have to ransack my brains for subjects which might be of interest not only to myself but to others. And Karabekian was there in the midst of all the junk in my attic, and I wondered what about him might be of universal interest these days. And this was it, of course: genocide," the letter is unpublished. Folded for mailing in its original envelope addressed by Vonnegut.

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Slaughterhouse-Five Or the Children's Crusade A Duty Dance With Death... PRESENTATION UK FIRST EDITION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO HIS REVIEWER WITH A TYPED SIGNED LETTER ON THE AUTHOR'S HEADED PAPER.

by VONNEGUT Jr., Kurt

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Jonathan Cape. 1970. First edition. DW. Jonathan Cape. Presentation copy from Vonnegut to Philip Oakes who reviewed his books for The Sunday Times and became a friend. On the front free endpaper, "FOR PHILIP OAKES - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. MARCH 19, 1970". The author did not let the ink dry long enough and some of the "Kurt" has offset on to the front pastedown! Loosely inserted is an envelope with a typed address to Mrr. [sic] Philip Oakes, THE SUNDAY TIMES... with a typed return address Vonnegut W. Barnstable, Mass. USA. With the word "AIRMAIL" and a long underline across in the author's own hand. The envelope contains a very friendly letter, on one side typed and signed by Vonnegut on his own headed writing paper. It thanks Philip for his helpful review. It also includes some very sarcastic remarks about Nixon and one of the local peace demonstrations to the end. There is very slight shelfwear along the lower edge of the boards, slight foxing to endpapers and edges o/w a clean and sound copy in a… Read More
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