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| Name: |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. | | Birth Date: |
November 11, 1922 | | Place of Birth: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer, essayist, dramatist |
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 Biography of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
1363 words, approx. 4.5 pages
 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (born 1922) is acknowledged as a major voice in American literature and applauded for his pungent satirical depictions of modern society. Emphasizing the comic absurdity of the human condition, he frequently depicts characters who sear... summary from source:
 Biography of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
16774 words, approx. 55.9 pages
 [This entry was updated by Peter J. Reed (University of Minnesota) from his entry in DLB 152: American Novelists Since World War II, Fourth Series.] Though Kurt Vonnegut had been a widely read short-story writer throughout the 1950s and though his novels... summary from source:
Biography of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
14474 words, approx. 48.2 pages
As of 1987 Kurt Vonnegut's work includes twelve novels, a play and a television play, two collections of short stories, two collections of essays, and a miscellany of uncollected shorter pieces of fiction and nonfiction. He is himself the subject of a nu...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Hocus Pocus Information
880 words, approx. 3 pages
Hocus Pocus is a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. Plot summary The main character is Eugene Debs Hartke, a Vietnam War veteran and college professor, who realizes that he has killed exactly as many people as the number of women he has had sex with. The...
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 The New York Observer Tradition Reimagined Revives an Old Favorite
5/1/2005: 567 words, approx. 2 pagesThe latest resurrection of Gounod's Faust at the Metropolitan Opera-staged with compulsive vividness-employs a cast that for uniform brilliance may surpass that of any Faust in the company's 122-year history. That's no mean feat: The opera has been performed at the Met more than 700... summary from source:
AP Features New Age ideas face tough sell in security-conscious Egypt
9/26/2007: 852 words, approx. 3 pagesTwo days before the opening of Egypt's first ever New Age festival, organizer Suzanne Mitchell-Egan was summoned by state security, the nation's dreaded plainclothes police force, to explain what she was up to.For three hours, deep in the bowels of a building where many an... summary from source:
AP-Travel Online R.I. Ghost Tours Are Popular Attractions
10/30/2006: 852 words, approx. 3 pages Legend has it that University Hall is haunted. That's the story anyway. Maybe you believe it, perhaps you don't _ but it's a safe bet you'll encounter the lore on the Providence Ghost Tour, a popular weekend walking tour to places of... summary from source:
The New York Observer Roth Does a Dance With Death, Gloomy, Honest, Uncompromising
4/30/2006: 1,128 words, approx. 4 pagesEveryman, the late-15th-century morality play, teaches a grim lesson. Summoned by Death to “take a long journey,” Everyman finds that his friends and family quickly desert him, that riches are worthless, that even his best qualities won’t protect him: O...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by John Leonard
3,423 words, approx. 11 pages
In the review below, Leonard praises Hocus Pocus and discusses Vonnegut's fatalistic message.
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Critical Review by John Irving
2,080 words, approx. 7 pages
Irving is an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer. In the review below, he praises Hocus Pocus as one of Vonnegut's best novels and discusses the merits of Vonnegut's writing.
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Critical Review by James Buchan
1,384 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following review, Buchan states that Hocus Pocus has many elements in common with Vonnegut's earlier novels.
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Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut | |
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About 247 pages (74,120 words) in 22 products |
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