"Kurt Vonnegut, who, as an american infantry scout hors de combat, as a prisoner of war, witnessed the fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany, "The florence of the Elbe," a long time ago, and survived to tell the tale. This is a novel somewhat in the telegraphic schizophrenic manner of tales of the planet, Tralfamadore, where the flying saucers come from. Peace." -- en la portada