{"product_id":"book-er8h","title":"The Writer's Crusade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of Kurt Vonnegut and \u003cem\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/em\u003e, an enduring masterpiece on trauma and memory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurt Vonnegut was twenty years old when he enlisted in the United States Army. Less than two years later, he was captured by the Germans in the single deadliest US engagement of the war, the Battle of the Bulge. He was taken to a POW camp, then transferred to a work camp near Dresden, and held in a slaughterhouse called Schlachthof Fünf where he survived the horrific firebombing that killed thousands and destroyed the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the millions of fans of Vonnegut's great novel \u003cem\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five,\u003c\/em\u003e these details are familiar. They're told by the book's author\/narrator, and experienced by his enduring character Billy Pilgrim, a war veteran who \"has come unstuck in time.\" Writing during the tumultuous days of the Vietnam conflict, with the novel, Vonnegut had, after more than two decades of struggle, taken trauma and created a work of art, one that still resonates today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Writer's Crusade,\u003c\/em\u003e author Tom Roston examines the connection between Vonnegut's life and \u003cem\u003eSlaughterhouse-Five\u003c\/em\u003e through his work, his personal history, and discarded drafts of the novel, as well as original interviews with the writer's family, friends, scholars, psychologists, and other novelists including Karl Marlantes, Kevin Powers, and Tim O'Brien. \u003cem\u003eThe Writer's Crusade\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary and biographical journey that probes fundamental questions about trauma, creativity, and the power of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49291485970736,"sku":"BDer8h","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49291486003504,"sku":"ZEer8h","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49291486036272,"sku":"ZMer8h","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/er8h-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782418290","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-er8h","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}