《猫的摇篮》封面

内容简介

原子弹降落广岛时,“原子弹之父”赫尼克博士正在玩一个翻绳游戏,名叫“猫的摇篮”。

他是科学天才,也是情感低能儿。

他极端狂热残忍,也极端天真冷漠。

他是一个视科学为游戏、毫无道德感的疯子。

可正是这个疯子,掌握着毁灭世界的遥控器,一次,又一次。

疯子毁灭世界,正是因为我们天真地信任疯子,崇拜疯子,亲手把权力交给了疯子。

作者简介

[美]库尔特•冯内古特(KurtVonnegut,1922—2007)

20世纪美国极具影响力的黑色幽默文学作家、地狱笑话大师。在1960年代的美国大学校园,冯内古特的小说几乎人手一册,他被称为“几代美国青年的偶像”。

冯内古特擅长以黑色幽默描绘时代的荒谬。当暴力、愚蠢、敌视、仇恨泛滥成灾,绝望的人们遭受无法愈合的创伤,冯内古特用笑声反抗荒诞,用幽默抚慰受伤的灵魂。

《猫的摇篮》主人公原型为诺贝尔化学奖得主欧文·朗缪尔。朗缪尔对于自己的发明会造成的后果漠不关心,这让冯内古特后背发凉:“一种可怕的物质由一个只对真理感兴趣的人发现,最后落到一个独裁者的手里,毫无意义,世界就完了。”而《猫的摇篮》,正是冯内古特对“疯子毁灭世界”的可怕想象。

目录

1世界终结之日···············001
2好,很好,非常好·············002
3愚行···················004
4卷须的尝试性纠缠·············005
5一名医学预科生的来信···········007
6虫子打架·················012
7杰出的赫尼克家族·············016
8牛顿和津卡的情缘·············017
9主管火山事务的副总裁···········018
10特工X-9··················019
11蛋白质··················021
12世间快乐的末日··············023
13中转站··················024
14假如车上有雕花玻璃花瓶··········026
15圣诞快乐·················028
16回到幼儿园················031
17姑娘池··················032
18世界上最有价值的商品···········034
19再也没有烂泥了··············036
20九号冰··················039
21海军陆战队勇往直前············041
22黄色小报的记者··············042
23最后一炉布朗尼··············043
24什么是万彼得···············044
25赫尼克博士最重要的事情··········045
26神是什么·················046
27来自火星的男人··············047
28美乃滋··················050
29永垂不朽·················052
30只是在睡觉················053
31另一个布里德···············054
32炸药挣的钱················056
33一个不知感恩的人·············057
34温-迪特··················059
35玩具店··················063
36喵呜···················066
37一位现时代的少将·············068
38全世界的梭鱼之都·············070
39法塔·莫甘娜···············071
40希望与慈悲之家··············072
41为两个人组建的卡拉斯···········073
42送给阿富汗的自行车············076
43示范···················079
44同情者··················082
45美国佬为什么招人恨············084
46博克侬教徒如何应付恺撒··········085
47动态张力·················087
48就像圣奥古斯丁··············089
49愤怒大海扔上来的一条鱼··········090
50一个好看的侏儒··············094
51没问题,老妈···············095
52无痛···················098
53织技公司的总裁··············100
54纳粹、保皇党、空降兵和逃服兵役者·····101
55决不要给你自己的书编索引·········103
56一个自承重的松鼠笼子···········106
57令人不安的怪梦··············107
58有差异的暴政···············109
59请系紧安全带···············111
60一个贫困国家···············114
61一个下士值多少··············115
62黑泽尔为什么不害怕············116
63虔诚和自由················118
64和平与富足················119
65造访圣洛伦佐的好时光···········121
66最强大的东西···············124
67呵-呜-呜克-库!··············126
68一百民主烈士···············128
69一幅巨大的镶嵌画·············128
70博克侬的教导···············131
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最后修改:2024 年 04 月 30 日