Who Published Cats Cradle

First edition hardback coverAuthorKurt VonnegutGenreSatire, science fictionPublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonPublication date1963

Why was the book Cat's Cradle banned?

Cat’s Cradle In 1972, the school board in Strongsville, Ohio, banned the book without stating an official reason. Notes from the meeting include references to the book as “completely sick” and “garbage.” The ban was overturned in 1976.

Is Cat's Cradle a true story?

Though Vonnegut prefaces his book by saying, “Nothing in this book is true,” Cat’s Cradle contains Vonnegut’s typical usage of semi-autobiographical elements as well as many elements that while not “true” certainly parallel or reflect historical events.