A madcap genealogical adventure . . . Vonnegut is a postmodern Mark Twain.—The New York Times Book ReviewGalápagos takes the reader back one million years, to A. D. 1986. A simple vacation cruise suddenly becomes an evolutionary journey. Thanks to an apocalypse, a small group of survivors stranded on the Galápagos Islands are about to become the progenitors of a brave, new, and totally different human race. In this inimitable novel, America’ s master satirist looks at our world and shows us all that is sadly, madly awry–and all that is worth saving. Praise for GalápagosThe best Vonnegut novel yet!—John Irving Beautiful . . . provocative, arresting reading.—USA TodayA satire in the classic tradition . . . a dark vision, a heartfelt warning.—The Detroit Free Press Interesting, engaging, sad and yet very funny . . . Vonnegut is still in top form. If he has no prescription for alleviating the pain of the human condition, at least he is a first-rate diagnostician.—Susan Isaacs, Newsday Dark . . . original and funny.—People A triumph of style, originality and warped yet consistent logic . . . a condensation, an evolution of Vonnegut’s entire career, including all the issues and questions he has pursued relentlessly for four decades.—The Philadelphia Inquirer Wild details, wry humor, outrageous characters . . . Galápagos is a comic lament, a sadly ironic vison.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch A work of high comedy, sadness and imagination.—The Denver Post Wacky wit and irreverent imagination . . . and the full range of technical innovations have made [Vonnegut] America’s preeminent experimental novelist.—The Minneapolis Star and Tribune | Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut, Paperback | Indigo Chapters