"Cradle for a Cat" is one of the most famous novels of Kurt Vonnegut, which brought him, as a writer, world fame. The novel tells about the monstrous invention of the demonic Dr. Felix Honikker - the substance "ice-nine", which can lead to the death of all mankind. The responsibility of scientists for their inventions is almost a central theme in the work of Kurt Vonnegut, who was awarded an honorary master of anthropology degree in 1971, awarded to him for this novel by the University of Chicago. Listen — once, two wives ago, two hundred and fifty thousand cigarettes ago, three thousand liters of alcohol ago ... Back when everyone was young ... Listen — the world was turning, the rich were weary of stupidity and boredom, the poor had one thing — to be free and smart . The truth was more incredible than any fiction .. Women were evil and beautiful, and men were unhappy and full of foolish hopes. And it was spinning, life was spinning, it was becoming more and more confused like a wild, strange game called “Cradle for a Cat”...