Cat's Cradle
First edition hardback cover | |
| Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
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| Original title | Cat's Cradle |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Satire, science fiction |
| Publisher | Holt, Rinehart and Winston |
Publication date | March 18, 1963 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 0-385-33348-X |
| OCLC | 40067116 |
| Preceded by | Mother Night |
| Followed by | God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater |
Cat's Cradle is a satirical postmodern novel, with science fiction elements, by American writer Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut's fourth novel, it was first published on March 18, 1963, exploring and satirizing issues of science, technology, the purpose of religion, and the arms race, often through the use of morbid humor.