Sun Moon Star is the story of the birth of Jesus—as told by Kurt Vonnegut. This children’s book takes the newborn Jesus’ perspective, offering beautiful and insightful descriptions of the world from someone newly born into it. In this book, we follow Jesus and meet the people most important to his life—presented in new and surprising ways.
A powerful departure from Vonnegut’s more adult work, Sun Moon Star gives readers a rare glimpse of the writer’s talent in a format that’s unique and unexpected. This book’s well-crafted simplicity is sure to make it a favorite—with both children and adult readers who are Vonnegut fans.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kurt Vonnegut is a unique voice in the American canon—a writer whose works are hard to categorize, often straddling the space between literature and science fiction, and filled with cutting satire and dark humor. Like Mark Twain before him, Vonnegut's reputation and impact on American writing and reading will continue to grow steadily and increase in relevance as new insights are made.
Vonnegut was born in 1922 in Indianapolis, and studied at the University of Chicago and the University of Tennessee. In the Second World War, he became a German prisoner of war and was present during the bombing of Dresden. This experience provided inspiration for his most successful and influential novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. Vonnegut-admired as much for his views and his "Vonnegutisms" as for his publications-wrote extensively in many forms, including novels, short stories, essays, plays, articles, speeches, and correspondence, some of which was published posthumously.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Ivan Chermayeff is a renowned illustrator, designer, and artist. He has studied design at Harvard University and the Institute of Design in Chicago, and holds a degree from Yale. His illustrations, art installations for contemporary buildings, and gra phic design work has won numerous awards and accolades, including gold medals from the Society of Illustrators and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. He is also the winner of the Yale Arts Medal and the Industrial Art Medal from the American Institute of Architects. He has been a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art in New York for the past twenty years.
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