A Man Without a Country (subtitle: A Memoir of Life in George W Bush's America) is an essay collection published in 2005 by the author Kurt Vonnegut. The essays deal with topics ranging from the importance of humor, to problems with modern technology, to Vonnegut's opinions on the differences between men and women. Many of the essays explicate Vonnegut's views about politics and the issues in modern American society, often from a humanistic perspective.A Man Without a Country was a New York Times Bestseller and a Booksense Notable Book. In January 2007, Vonnegut indicated that he intended this to be his final work – a statement proved correct, with his death in April 2007. All of Vonnegut's later works were published posthumously and consisted almost entirely of previously unpublished material.
Vonnegut lifts the veil over his signature brand of misanthropic humanism, with some precious illustrative jokes (because we need them).
Some of the ideas of Kurt dont jive with me and others resonate very deeply. It is this mixture that I find coupled with the ease in which I find reading his work that draws me in every time. I burned through this book in a single evening, but I am sure I will be thinking about it for months to come.
