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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] . His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further works have been published since his death.
Cat's Cradle is a satirical postmodern novel, with science fiction elements, by American writer Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut's fourth novel, it was first published on March 18, 1963, [ 1 ] exploring and satirizing issues of science , technology , the purpose of religion , and the arms race , often through the use of morbid humor .
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- Kurt Vonnegut met his first wife in kindergarten. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 11, 1922, Vonnegut met his future wife, Jane, in kindergarten.
- Vonnegut’s mother died by suicide on Mother's Day. When Vonnegut was born, his parents were well off. Kurt Sr., his father, was an architect, and Edith, his mother, was independently wealthy from the brewery that her family owned.
- He turned his P.O.W. experience into a bestselling book. Because Vonnegut was flunking his classes at Cornell, he decided to drop out and join the army to fight in World War II.
- Contrary to rumors, Vonnegut wasn‘t frat buddies with Dr. Seuss. An urban legend suggests that Vonnegut and Theodor Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss) were college friends who spent time together in the same fraternity.
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...
Apr 12, 2007 · Vonnegut, according to Kazin, “is at his best not in ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ (really a satire on the Great American novel) but in spoofs of the American scene like ‘God Bless You, Mr ...
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Nov 19, 2011 · Kurt Vonnegut liked to present himself as the American Mark Twain, but the real man underneath that image was considerably more complicated and damaged.
May 31, 2011 · Kurt Vonnegut's blend of anti-war sentiment and satire made him one of the most popular writers of the 1960s, a time when Vietnam dominated the headlines in a way the country's current wars do...
