Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle
First edition hardback cover
AuthorKurt Vonnegut
Original titleCat's Cradle
LanguageEnglish
GenreSatire, science fiction
PublisherHolt, Rinehart and Winston
Publication date
March 18, 1963 (1963-03-18)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages304
ISBN0-385-33348-X
OCLC40067116
Preceded byMother Night 
Followed byGod 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,[1] exploring and satirizing issues of science, technology, the purpose of religion, and the arms race, often through the use of morbid humor.

  1. ^ "New Books Received". Hartford Courant. February 27, 1963. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.