Jailbird - Kurt Vonnegut - 1979

In this biting satirical novel, Kurt Vonnegut weaves a darkly comic tale of Walter F. Starbuck, a hapless bureaucrat whose life becomes a tragicomic journey through the underbelly of American politics and corporate power. Released from prison after serving time for his peripheral role in the Watergate scandal, Starbuck reflects on his absurd life trajectory—from Harvard-educated idealist to convicted felon. Through a series of wildly improbable encounters and sardonic observations, Vonnegut skewers the American dream, corporate corruption, and the hollow promises of political idealism. "Jailbird" is a razor-sharp examination of power, class, and the random cruelties of fate, revealing how an ordinary man can be simultaneously a pawn and a witness to the grand, often ridiculous machinery of American society. - Jailbird - Kurt Vonnegut Published 1979, Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, New York Hardcover. Approx. 5.5x8.5in. 246pp. In good vintage condition. Dustjacket has a large chip missing at top of spine (see photo), has some nicks and shows some wear.