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Kurt Vonnegut ( / ˈvɒnəɡət / VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. [ 1] He published 14 novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further collections have been published since his death.
Jul 31, 2024 · Kurt Vonnegut (1992–2007) was an American writer noted for his wryly satirical novels that highlight the horrors and ironies of 20th-century civilization. His classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five, published in 1969, drew on his experience in World War II to depict the cruelty and destructiveness of war.
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- Player Piano (1952) Vonnegut’s first novel is a dystopia about the rising threat of automation, taking place in a future where human workers have been made almost entirely redundant by machines.
- The Sirens of Titan (1959) Malachi Constant is the richest man on Earth — but dominating just one planet doesn’t seem to be enough for him.
- Mother Night (1962) “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Such is Vonnegut’s message to readers in the introduction of Mother Night.
- Cat’s Cradle (1963) Cat’s Cradle is Vonnegut’s take on the horrors of the atomic bomb and the Cold War threat of nuclear destruction. Narrator John (or “Jonah” as he asks to be called) is working on a book called The Day the World Ended about the day Americans bombed Hiroshima.
Apr 2, 2014 · Kurt Vonnegut emerged as a novelist and essayist in the 1960s and penned the classic books Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions before 1980. He is known for his satirical ...
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born on November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, a city he would later use in his novels as a symbol of American values. Kurt Sr. was one of the most prominent architects in the city, and his wife, Edith, was the daughter of a wealthy Indianapolis brewer. Kurt Jr. was the youngest of their three children, along with ...
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She has participated in several Teaching Vonnegut workshops and is a member of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. Dr. Badertscher has been a guest speaker on ethics in philanthropy, including at the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners – Indianapolis Council; Association of Fundraising Professionals – Indiana Chapter; and Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Apr 12, 2007 · Mr. Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis in 1922, the youngest of three children. His father, Kurt Sr., was an architect. His mother, Edith, came from a wealthy brewery family.
