Slaughterhouse Five or the Children's Crusade

by Jr. Kurt Vonnegut

Hardcover, 1969

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fiction, y10_choice

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Publication

Delacorte Press (1969), Edition: Sixth Printing

Description

Billy Pilgrim returns home from the Second World War only to be kidnapped by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who teach him that time is an eternal present.

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Original publication date

1969-03-31

Awards

National Book Award (Finalist — Fiction — 1970)
Hugo Award (Nominee — Novel — 1970)
Nebula Award (Nominee — Novel — 1969)
Society of Midland Authors Award (Winner — 1970)
The New York Times Best Books of the Year (1969)
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