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Softly Falling

Cat’s Cradle

By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.  

2 Jul, 2023

Because My Tears Are Delicious To You

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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.’s 1963 Cat’s Cradle is a stand-alone satirical science fiction novel.

Narrator Jonah1 has decided to write an account of the day the atom bomb exploded over Hiroshima (August 6th, 1945). His book is to be titled The Day the World Ended. His quest ultimately entangles Jonah with the Hoenikker siblings and places him in the middle of some momentous events.

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