The sirens of Titan

Summary: Malachi Constant, "the richest man in America," gives up his indulgent lifestyle to follow an urgent calling to probe the depths of space. He participates in a Martian invasion of Earth, mates with the wife of an astronaut adrift on the tides of time, and follows the lure of the "Sirens of Titan."

Record details

ISBN: 9780385333498 (paperback)
ISBN: 0385333498 (paperback)
Physical Description: print
326 pages ; 21 cm
Edition: Dial Press trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Dial Press Trade paperbacks, 2009.
Copyright: ©1959

Content descriptions

General Note:	"A novel."--Cover. Original publication: ©1959. "Published in hardcover in the United States by Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., in 1981"--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:	Between timid and Timbuktu -- Cheers in the wirehouse -- United hotcake preferred -- Tent rentals -- Letter from an unknown hero -- A deserter in time of war -- Victory -- In a Hollywood night club -- A puzzle solved -- An age of miracles -- We hate Malachi Constant because ... -- The gentleman form Tralfamadore.