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| • | Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (Opinions) is a collection of essays, reviews, short travel accounts, and human interest stories written by Kurt Vonnegut from c. 1966-1974.
Vonnegut explains the title in the introduction: "Dear Reader: The title of this book is composed of three words from my novel Cat's Cradle. A wampeter is an object around which the lives of many otherwise unrelated people may revolve. The Holy Grail would be a case in point. Foma are harmless untruths, intended to comfort simple souls. An example: "Prosperity is just around the corner." A granfalloon is a proud and meaningless association of human beings. Taken together, the words form as good an umbrella as any for this collection of some of the reviews and essays I've written, a few of the speeches I made."
Contents:
· Science Fiction - "I have been a soreheaded occupant of a file drawer labeled ࢀ&#-2349;cience Fictionࢀ&#-2336;... and I would like out, particularly since so many serious critics regularly mistake the drawer for a urinal."
Source: [wikipedia: wampeters, foma and granfalloons]
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