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Now 70ish, a loner since the death of his superrich, beloved second wife, rabo hasnt painted for years. Feb 03, 2014 taking a look at the underrated kurt vonnegut s 1987 book. In the beginning the reader learns that he is very private, with a sense of humour. Bluebeard the autobiography of rabo karabekian 19161988 by kurt vonnegut a. An army intelligence scout during the second world war, he was captured by the germans and witnessed the destruction of dresden by allied bombers, an experience which inspired his classic novel slaughterhousefive. This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. It is told as a first person narrative and describes the late years of fictional abstract expressionist painter rabo karabekian, who first appeared as a minor character in vonneguts breakfast of champions 1973. He published 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of nonfiction. There were too many asides that didnt play well into the overall narrative. In a career spanning over 50 years, vonnegut published fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of nonfiction, with further collections being published after his death. Review of bluebeard by kurt vonnegut, jonathan cape. Overview infographic context characters plot summary chapter summaries. Jul 12, 2019 vonnegut rounds up several familiar themes and bluebeard.
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