The man without a country is a short story by american writer edward everett hale first published in the atlantic in december 1863 it is the story of american . During the 1800s an american officer who renounces his country during his court martial is sentenced to sail the seas on american warships without ever . A man without a country subtitle a memoir of life in george w bushs america is an essay collection published in 2005 by the author kurt vonnegut. The classic story of a man who learns to love his country only in exile. Sign up to the man without country mailing list and be the first to hear new music