Which 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut uses a non-linear structure and an unreliable narrator to depict the firebombing of Dresden?
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Correct answer: Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five utilizes 'time-travel' as a metaphor for PTSD, reflecting the postmodern rejection of linear time. By being 'unstuck in time,' the protagonist Billy Pilgrim experiences life as a series of fragmented moments.
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