Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) – best-selling American author, whose works including, “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle”
“Breakfast of Champions [Uncorrected Proof].” New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1973.
Stated first edition, being an "Uncorrected Proof”
234 pp with numerous line drawings and sketches by Vonnegut
Tall Quatro (273 x 138 mm) in original green paper wrappers.
Text block clean
Estimate: $400-$600

“Breakfast of Champions” was Vonnegut’s fiftieth birthday present to himself and his characters. This is the story of two lonely aging white men on a fast dying planet. One of the two, Kilgore Trout is a science fiction writer. In the tale, Vonnegut grants many of characters their freedom. The title of the book appears in a key scene late in the novel when a waitress says, “Breakfast of Champions!” when serving a customer a martini.

The wrappers are in fair condition with the interior text block clean and bright. The front wrapper has suffered some stains on the upper half and a small tear near the lower third.

Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007)

Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the American Middle West. He studied at Cornell in the early 1940s before enlisting in the army. The armed forces sent him to what is now Carnegie Mellon University to study engineering before shipping him to serve in Europe. There, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the battle, Vonnegut was captured and became a German prisoner of war. He was held in Dresden during the Allied bombing of the city, where witnessed the complete devastation that it caused. Vonnegut narrowly escaped harm during the attack because he, beside other prisoners, was working in an underground meat locker making vitamin supplements. After the war, during the 1960s, he emerged as a novelist and essayist, writing, “Cat’s Cradle (1963)”, “Slaughterhouse Five (1969),” and “Breakfast of Champions (1973)” to enormous acclaim, despite repeated bouts of depression. By his death in 2007, Vonnegut had established himself as one of America’s most influential satirists. His works featuring new worlds, blending science fiction, political commentary, and absurd humor.

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