Galapagos

About “Galapagos”

A novel by Kurt Vonnegut follows a ghost of the Vietnam War who observes for one million years. The story involves the descendants of survivors of a cruise to the Galapagos Archipelago, who provide evidence supporting Darwin's Theory of Evolution. A ghost of a shipbuilder recounts the tale of an ill-fated cruise to the Galapagos Islands. The narrative combines elements of history, evolution, and supernatural observation.