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Galápagos

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. · 1985

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Galapagostakes the reader back one million years, to A.D. 1986. A simple vacation cruise suddenly becomes an evolutionary journey. Thanks to an apocalypse, a small group of survivors stranded on the Galapagos Islands are about to become the progenitors of a brave, new, and totally different human race. In this inimitable novel, America's master satirist looks at our world and shows us all that is sadly, madly awry-and all that is worth saving.

Genre
science fictionhumorpost-apocalypticsatiredystopia
Themes
naturesocial issues
Setting
1980sGalapagos IslandsSpainEuropeanUSA
Mood
funnyaction packeddark
Subject
literary criticism
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 324 pages

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