Jailbird

At the heart of the novel "The Recidivist" is the story of Walter Starbuck, the son of a cook and a chauffeur, immigrants from Eastern Europe, and the four incredible women he loved and who radically influenced his adventurous life. A Harvard student and a soldier in World War II, Walter made his way into the offices of the White House, but after the Watergate scandal he was thrown out of there and ended up in prison. But this is not the end of his journey: when Starbuck is released with only one dream - to open a cozy bar, fate unexpectedly takes a new dizzying turn, raising him to unprecedented heights of power...

Kurt Vonnegut, who in each of his novels turns American history into a myth, created in "The Recidivist" a touching, funny and bold parable about how a whirlwind of events captures a person, demoralizing and making him a hostage to circumstances. This is a story about chance in life and the courage to accept the challenges of fate.

The edition has 224 pages. The book contains a text block printed in black ink, and an illustrative full-color one. The illustrative block is presented in the format of a reduced-format book-insert on 6 sheets with 12 illustrations. The publication was printed on Creamy paper with a pleasant neutral creamy-white shade. The cover is cardboard with blind embossing and embossed with glossy black foil. The spine is designer cardboard Artlibris Air Bag Naro.