Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. The two agree that gaining knowledge has been more substantive than gaining wealth throughout both of their lives. In a few verses, Vonnegut expresses his admiration for the late Heller and his friend’s philosophy about the meaning of life. In 2005, six years after Heller’s death, Vonnegut published a short poem in The New Yorker with the title ‘Joe Heller.’ The poem recalled a conversation Vonnegut and Heller shared at a party hosted by a billionaire on Shelter Island. Like Catch-22, by Vonnegut’s friend, Joseph Heller, Slaughterhouse-Five was a World War II novel embraced by opponents of the Vietnam War, linking a so-called “good war” to the unpopular conflict of the 1960s and ’70s. Additionally signed by author Kurt Vonnegut on the front free endpaper, who has added a self-caricature. Boldly signed by Joseph Heller on the title page. Item Number: 99680įirst edition of one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century.
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