Title: Cat's Cradle

Title: Cat's Cradle Title Record # 2269
Author: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Date: 1963-00-00
Type: NOVEL
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Language: English
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Year	Title
1980	Cat's Cradle [as by Kurt Vonnegut]

Year	Language	Title
1972^ⓘTranslated by M. K. Stuyter S.J.	Dutch	Geen kind en geen wieg
1972^ⓘTranslated by Jacques B. Hess; first published by Éditions du Seuil in 1972.	French	Le berceau du chat
1978^ⓘTranslated by Vukica Đilas	Serbian	Kolevka za macu [as by Kurt Vonegat]
1985^ⓘTranslated by Michael Schulte	German	Katzenwiege [as by Kurt Vonnegut]
2017^ⓘTranslated by Livia Koeppl	Portuguese	Cama de gato [as by Kurt Vonnegut]

Year	Language	Title
2000	Italian	Ghiaccio-nove (Complete Novel) [as by Kurt Vonnegut]

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
5	1964 Hugo	Best Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Cat's Cradle	1963-00-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Holt, Rinehart and Winston		$4.50^?$: US dollar	231	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Ben Feder
Cat's Cradle	1963-04-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Holt, Rinehart and Winston / SFBC		$1.20^?$: US dollar	231	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1963-07-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))		18/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	231	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1964-00-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Delta	1149	$1.65^?$: US dollar	231	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	M. Tinkelman
Cat's Cradle	1965-00-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Readers Union / Contemporary Fiction Book Club		6/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	231	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Dodie Masterman
Cat's Cradle	1965-07-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Penguin Books	2308	3/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	178+ [1]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Joan Miro
Cat's Cradle	1965-09-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.60^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Murray Tinkelman
Cat's Cradle	1970-01-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1970-03-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1970-04-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1970-05-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1970-07-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1970-09-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1970-10-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1970-11-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1971-01-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Gollancz	0-575-00637-4		231	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1971-01-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1971-03-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1971-05-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1971-08-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1971-11-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1972-02-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1972-10-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$0.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1973-00-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Penguin Books	0-14-002308-9	£0.30^?£: UK pound	179	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Pelham
Cat's Cradle	1973-11-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	0-440-11149-8	$1.25^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1974-00-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Penguin Books	0-14-002308-9	£0.30^?£: UK pound	179	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Pelham
Cat's Cradle	1974-03-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$1.25^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1974-05-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$1.25^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1975-00-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Penguin Books	0-14-002308-9	£0.50^?£: UK pound	179	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Pelham
Cat's Cradle	1975-08-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	0-440-11149-8 / 1149	$1.25^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1976-00-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Penguin Books	0-14-002308-9	£0.50^?£: UK pound	179	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Pelham
Cat's Cradle	1976-00-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Delacorte Press		$6.00^?$: US dollar	231	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Paul Bacon
Cat's Cradle	1976-11-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	1149	$1.25^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1977-00-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Penguin Books	0-14-002308-9	£0.60^?£: UK pound	179	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Pelham
Cat's Cradle	1979-07-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	0-440-11149-8	$1.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1983-07-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	0-440-11149-8	$3.25^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1983-11-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	0-440-11149-8	$3.25^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1983-11-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	0-440-11149-8	$3.25^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1988-11-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	0-440-11149-8	$4.95^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1990-09-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Henry Holt	0-8050-1319-9	$25.00^?$: US dollar	231	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Cat's Cradle	1992-07-00	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Dell	0-440-11149-8	$5.99^?$: US dollar	191	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Gene Greif
Cat's Cradle	date unknown	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Delta / QPBC	440-01149-195-235		231	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Murray Tinkelman
Cat's Cradle	date unknown	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.	Penguin Books	0-14-028560-1	£5.99^?£: UK pound	179	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Mike Venebles

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Review by Theodore Sturgeon (1963) in Galaxy Magazine, August 1963
Review by Avram Davidson (1963) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1963
Review by Leslie Flood (1963) in New Worlds Science Fiction, October
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1963) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, November 1963
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1965) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, July 1965
Review by Michael Moorcock [as by James Colvin] (1965) in New Worlds SF, November 1965
Review [French] by Jean-Patrick Ebstein (1972) in Fiction, #228
Review [Dutch] by Eddy C. Bertin (1973) in Holland-SF 1973, #4
Review by Bill Warren (1978) in Delap's F & SF Review, March-April 1978
Review [Croatian] by
Želimir Koščević^?Zelimir Koscevic
(1979) in Sirius, #37
Review by Tom Staicar (1980) in Amazing Stories, November 1980
Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1985)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1986)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1987)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (1997)
Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (2014)
Review [German] by Wolfgang Pollanz (1988) in Das Science Fiction Jahr Ausgabe 1988
Review by Terry Southern (1990) in Critical Essays on Kurt Vonnegut
Review [Portuguese] by Jorge Luiz Calife Coelho Neto [as by Jorge Luiz Calife] (1992) in Isaac Asimov Magazine, #24
Review by David Michael Wharton (2003) in Strange Horizons, 24 March 2003
Review by Manny Rayner (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2
Review by Peter Young (2014) in Big Sky, #4: SF Masterworks 2

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