Suckers Portfolio, Kurt Vonnegut
Suckers Portfolio, Kurt Vonnegut
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Sucker's Portfolio
A Collection of Previously Unpublished Writing

Author: Kurt Vonnegut

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 4 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/07/2013


Synopsis

Available to readers for the first time, Sucker’s Portfolio showcases a collection of seven never before published works from Kurt Vonnegut, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Short, sardonic, and dark, these six brief fiction stories and one non-fiction piece are consummate Vonnegut with piercing satire and an eye for life’s obscene inanity. Also available for the first time is an unfinished science-fiction short story, included in the appendix.These stories trace trivial human lives and mundane desires, which is precisely where Vonnegut’s inimitable perspective as a humanist shines, illuminating his alternating hopeful and dismal outlook, although undoubtedly focusing on the latter. Here as in his greatest novels, Vonnegut’s writing takes us to the darkest corners of the human soul and with wit and humor, manages to remind us of our potential to be something greater.This book was initially released in episodes as a Kindle Serial. All episodes are now available for immediate download as a complete book.

About Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) is one of the most beloved American writers of the twentieth century. Vonnegut began his career as a science fiction writer, and his early novels—Player Piano and The Sirens of Titan—were categorized as such even as they appealed to an audience far beyond the reach of the category. In the 1960s, Vonnegut became closely associated with the Baby Boomer generation, a writer on that side, so to speak. Scholars believe that Vonnegut’s reputation (like Mark Twain’s) will grow steadily through the decades as his work continues to increase in relevance and new connections are formed, new insights made.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on January 23, 2020

“…the bottomless well of human yearning.” I am a huge Kurt Vonnegut fan, so a friend bought me “Sucker’s Portfolio” for Christmas. I had not even heard of it. It is an Amazon publication of 6 short stories, 1 essay, and 1 unfinished story of Vonnegut’s that were never published. For what it is, it i......more

Goodreads review by Howard on September 06, 2022

3.5 Stars for Sucker’s Portfolio: A Collection of Previously Unpublished Short Stories (audiobook) by Kurt Vonnegut read by Luke Daniels. The stories are interesting but I can see why they weren’t published previously. But it’s fascinating to see what else great minds have worked on so I think it’s......more

Goodreads review by Bea on November 13, 2019

4.5 stars. I bloody loved this. Knowing the last story was unfinished physically tugged on my heart, I want to know more!......more

Goodreads review by Kuszma on September 14, 2019

Én olyan régen olvastam utoljára Vonnegutot, hogy szerintem akkor még ő sem élt. Akkor viszont szisztematikusan az egész életművet – fan voltam, na*. Az egész a Bálnák ki a partra Kispál-albummal kezdődött, aminek borítóján egy formás kis idézet szerepelt a szerzőtől, én meg abban a stádiumomban még......more