Unpublished Short Fiction
by Kurt Vonnegut
Delacorte Press, 2009
Comments: Kurt Vonnegut is arguably one of the greatest American authors of all time. This collection of his early work is mostly unpublished short stories intended for magazines, but that were rejected by publishers. However, the book begins with a facsimile reproduction of a powerful personal letter he wrote to his family describing the circumstances of his detention by the Germans in Dresden during World War II. His signature style of humorous acerbic commentary was fully apparent even then. This book is a welcome glimpse into his early writing and is a must-read for any committed Vonnegut fan.
