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Apr 4, 2023 · Q: You lead a Vonnegut book club in the Baltimore area. What has that experience been like? Wayne Laufert: Yes, Vonnegut Baltimore. We’re still going strong. We’re in our 13th season reading books by and about and somehow related to Kurt Vonnegut. We go through all 14 of his novels and the four main works of non-fiction in order of publication.
Fifty years ago to the day, Kurt Vonnegut’s best-known, most critically acclaimed novel was published. Slaughterhouse-Five raises several topics we will explore: “just” wars, aerial bombing, censorship, free will, religion, and humankind’s place in the universe.
Aug 21, 2022 · Inspired by Vonnegut's experience as a prisoner of war during the Allied firebombing of Dresden, Slaughterhouse-Five explores the absurdity of mass-scale murder. It asks, but leaves mostly ...
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Jun 27, 2019 · Vonnegut Baltimore is for Vonnegut enthusiasts, initiates, and the unacquainted; anyone interested in reading thoughtful and entertaining science fiction/literature with a humanistic bent. We meet approximately monthly (except during the summer) to discuss works by or about Kurt Vonnegut and related
Oct 13, 2022 · The absolute refusal to accept handed-down truths—whether in politics, science, religion or art—was a constant in Kurt Vonnegut’s life and work.
Vonnegut Baltimore. 515 likes · 1 talking about this. Casual, approximately monthly Zoom meetings to discuss work by and about Vonnegut and related authors.
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Nov 10, 2022 · For what would have been the famed author’s 100th birthday, Science talked to literary scholars, philosophers of science, and political theorists about the messages Vonnegut left for the scientific community—and why he’s more relevant than ever.
