Lucky mud & other foma : a field guide to Kurt Vonnegut's environmentalism and planetary citizenship /

Vonnegut's major apocalyptic trio-Cat's Cradle, Slapstick and Galápagos-prompt broad global, national and species-level thinking about environmental issues through dramatic and fantastic scenarios. This book, Lucky Mud and Other Foma, tells the story of the origins and legacy of what Kurt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jarvis, Christina S. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Seven Stories Press, [2022].
Subjects:	Vonnegut, Kurt > Criticism and interpretation. Vonnegut, Kurt > Political and social views. Environmentalism in literature. World citizenship in literature. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. LITERARY CRITICISM / General.

Table of Contents:

Becoming a planetary citizen
Views from Titan, Tralfamadore, and the Blue Tunnel : writing for a "salubrious blue-green orb"
A Hoosier's symphony of place : from fresh water to salt water to quartz porcupine quills
Apocalyptic landscapes : Cat's cradle, Slapstick, and Galápagos
Midland City : asphalt prairies, drug stores, and racism at breakfast time
M-17 houses, EPICAC, and Wolfgang
What are people for? : Communities, pacifism, and secular humanism.