The Erotic Manifesto, a novel by William Hammett - Vonnegut, Robbins, and Brautigan

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"Writing for 500, Alex!"

Three of the finest writers, in my estimation, are Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, and the late Richard Brautigan. Each of these writers has managed to satirize the human condition with skillful, cutting-edge prose. Their outrageous plots work so well precisely because man himself is so outrageous. If the goal of the modern novelist is to diagnose the strange maladies of Western civilization or puncture the ego of homo presumptus, then I submit that these are the physicians to read. Below is a list of titles that the interested reader might find worth a look-see.

Robbins
Still Life with Woodpecker
Jitterbug Perfume
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates

Vonnegut
Galapagos
Player Piano
Breakfast of Champions
Slaughterhouse Five
Hocus Pocus
Slapstick
Cat's Cradle
Jailbird
Deadeye Dick
Bluebeard

Brautigan
Trout Fishing in America
Sombrero Fallout
In Watermelon Sugar