In this novel, a device called "Magic Fingers" helps the protagonist go to sleep, while he is reminded of the lynching of a Polish man when he hears a song sung by a barbershop quartet known as the Four-eyed Bastards.  That man meets a 44-year old teacher from Indianopolis, Edgar Derby, in a prison camp, and is the target of a death threat from a car thief from Illinois after that criminal believes the protagonist to be responsible for the death of Roland (*) Weary.  Though the protagonist is ma
In this novel, a device called "Magic Fingers" helps the protagonist go to sleep, while he is reminded of the lynching of a Polish man when he hears a song sung by a barbershop quartet known as the Four-eyed Bastards.  That man meets a 44-year old teacher from Indianopolis, Edgar Derby, in a prison camp, and is the target of a death threat from a car thief from Illinois after that criminal believes the protagonist to be responsible for the death of Roland (*) Weary.  Though the protagonist is married to Valencia Merble, he has a child with Montana Wildhack while he is held captive in a sort of zoo, and he has recurring hallucinations of the world Trafalmadore. Also featuring the author's recurring character Kilgore Trout, for 10 points name this novel about Billy Pilgrim written by Kurt Vonnegut.
In this novel, a device called "Magic Fingers" helps the protagonist go to sleep, while he is reminded of the lynching of a Polish man when he hears a song sung by a barbershop quartet known as the Four-eyed Bastards.  