**Title:** A Man Without a Country, or America Has Awakened **Author:** Kurt Vonnegut **Publisher:** Ultra. Culture, Harvest **Year:** 2007 **Pages:** 240 **Format:** djvu **Size:** 1.94 MB **ISBN:** 978-5-9681-0114-3; 978-985-16-2041-4 **Quality:** Good A deeply serious book, at times bordering on a scream. A humanist reflecting on life, Kurt Vonnegut may not resonate with everyone, but his insights are undeniably profound. The skill with which he strips away the reader's illusions is truly commendable. You feel as if you’re on stage with a magician, where simple gestures lead to completely unexpected effects at every turn, on every page. This is a book of great worth for the thoughtful reader, one that could easily find a place in a home library as a prophetic work. Kurt Vonnegut rightfully stands among the great masters of 20th-century American literature, writers without whom the term "modern American literature" would lose its meaning. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, his witty and paradoxical memoir, "A Man Without a Country," inspired by his collaboration with avant-garde artist Joe Petro III, will leave readers envious of the energy and zest for life exhibited by the 84-year-old author.