Duprass

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A duprass, in the fictional religion of Bokononism (invented by Kurt Vonnegut in his 1963 novel Cat's Cradle), is defined as a karass that consists of only two people. (imagined communities). This is one of the only kinds of karass about which we can have any reliable knowledge. The two members of a duprass live lives that revolve around each other, and are therefore often married. "A true duprass can't be invaded, not even by children born of such a union." The novel, cites the example of,

"Horlick Minton, the New American Ambassador to the Republic of San Lorenzo, and his wife, Claire...They were lovebirds. They entertained each other with little gifts: sights worth seeing out the plane window, amusing or instructive bits from things they read, random recollections of times gone by. They were, I think, a flawless example of what Bokonon calls a duprass, which is a karass composed only of two persons."

One of the only ways that the existence of a duprass is known is that the two members of a duprass always die within a week of each other.

1 From the books of Bokonon
2 Famous Duprasses
3 Duprass in culture
4 External links

[edit] From the books of Bokonon

A duprass is "a karass composed of only two persons".
The members of a duprass die within a week of each other. [ 41 ]
A duprass "is a valuable instrument for gaining and developing, in the privacy of an interminable love affair, insights that are queer but true."
It "is also a sweetly conceited establishment." [ 55 ]