Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons by Kurt Vonnegut
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. probably comes the closest to Mark Twain as a writer. Although I never saw either speak, I suspect there was a great similarity there as well. Vonnegut had a wonderful knack of extracting humor from dire situations. This book is a collection of wampeters (an object around which otherwise unrelated people revolve), foma (harmless untruths), and granfalloons (proud and meaningless associations of people). And, reportedly one work of fiction. 

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