# Armageddon in Retrospect

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- Authors: [Kurt Vonnegut](https://www.bookquiver.com/kurt-vonnegut)
- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-00-9952-408-3
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2009-05-07
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

First published on the anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut's death, Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of twelve new writings - a fitting tribute to the author, and an essential contribution to the discussion of war, peace and humanity's tendency towards violence. Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humour, the pieces range from a visceral non-fiction recollection of the destruction of Dresden - to a painfully funny short story about three soldiers and their fantasies of the perfect meal.