Hoscus Pocus

From the author of Timequake, this "irresistible" novel (Cleveland Plain Dealer) tells the story of Eugene Debs Hartke-Vietnam veteran, jazz pianist, college professor, and prognosticator of the apocalypse. It's "Vonnegut's best novel in years-funny and prophetic...something special." (The Nation) From the New York Times bestselling author of Slaughterhouse-Five comes an irresistible novel that combines “clever wit with keen social observation...[and] re-establishes Mr. Vonnegut's place as the Mark Twain of our times” (Atlanta Journal & Constitution).Here is the adventure of Eugene Debs Hartke. He's a Vietnam veteran, a jazz pianist, a college professor, and a prognosticator of the apocalypse (and other things Earth-shattering). But that's neither here nor there. Because at Tarkington College—where he teaches—the excrement is about to hit the air-conditioning. And it's all Eugene's fault. A small, exclusive college in upstate New York is nestled along the frozen shores of Lake Mohiga ... and directly across from a maximum-security prison. The two institutions manage to coexist peacefully, until 10,000 prisoners break out and head directly for the college From The Author Of Timequake, This Irresistible Novel (cleveland Plain Dealer) Tells The Story Of Eugene Debs Hartke-vietnam Veteran, Jazz Pianist, College Professor, And Prognosticator Of The Apocalypse. Kurt Vonnegut. Tarkington College, a small, exclusive college in upstate New York, is turned upside down when ten thousand prisoners from the maximum security prison across Lake Mohiga break out and head for the college. Eugene Debs Hartke is a Vietnam veteran, jazz pianist, college professor, and prognosticator of the apocalypse. MY NAME IS Eugene Debs Hartke, and I was born in 1940.